When we first met Brayden, he was a 10-month old with a short mohawk. It was adorable and completely natural. Within a few months, his mane came in. The sides stopped growing, but the bangs kept going. He would toss them out of his eyes like he was in a shampoo commercial. They were obviously bothering him, so Steve put him on a chair and I did a quick trim. Very quick: after the first snip, Brayden wouldn't let me go back and even things out. Fortunately, it was enough to get the hair out of his eyes. That's the after photo on the left and some before pictures on the right.
It was very tempting to go with the obvious hare-cut / hare-do pun on this layout, but I resisted. I tend to be very literal when scrapbooking, and Brayden is not a hare. He's a rabbit. You can blame Bugs Bunny if you thought they were the same thing. Rabbits and hares are related, both members of the lagomorph order (along with pikas), which is what separates them from rodents. Rabbits and hares make up the leporidae family, but they are distinct. In general, hares are larger than rabbits, with much longer ears and back legs. Hares live above ground solo or in pairs, while rabbits live in underground tunnels in large groups. Rabbits are born blind, without fur, and helpless, while hares are born with fur and open eyes. Hares have not been domesticated and, unlike rabbits, do not make good pets. The names of certain species don't help the confusion: jackrabbits are not, in fact, rabbits. They are hares.
In summary: Brayden, a rabbit, has a new 'do, not a hare-cut.
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