Fiver, Hazel and Bigwig

Published January 22nd, 2006 in Lockley, Richard Adams, Watership Down, rabbits

Today I finished Watership Down (by Richard Adams), after rescuing a second-hand copy for 20p =) I hadn’t read it since I was a child, although saw the animated version a few months ago. The book was immensely enjoyable – having studied rabbit behaviour for my dissertation and read several of R. M. Lockley’s studies (which Richard Adams used in creating the book), I now have far greater insight into how accurately their basic behaviour and habits are documented, even down to simple comments such as “I won’t stay any longer. I hate the rain”. It also helps that it’s extremely gripping and inventive writing! =’)

8 Responses to “Fiver, Hazel and Bigwig”

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1 Yuko :) Jan 24th, 2006 at 9:30 pm

I haven’t read the book or any of the studies :)))
2 Yuko :) Jan 24th, 2006 at 9:32 pm

studied rabbit behaviour eh?

really, there is no one in this world more qualified or deserving of a rabbit (or many many constantly multiplying rabbits XDD) than you.

would the owner of the place you’re living in now really care if you got a tiny little rabbit?? =(
3 Li-Li Jan 24th, 2006 at 9:38 pm

Awwww, one day I will have multiple rabbits!! =D It was so great studying the wild ones =’) (maybe I should steal some from Ramsey Island, they have about 20,000 more than they need!)
4 Andrew Jan 25th, 2006 at 12:42 pm

Argh, now you’ve reminded me of the black rabbit thingy. Scared…
5 Lynsey Jan 26th, 2006 at 9:05 am

Hey Lil! Nice blog

I love ‘Watership Down’ too - mine is a really old Seventies version though, that does actually say 20p on the back! Hehehe

Didn’t know you wanted a rabbit - I still do One day I will have a country cottage with ducks, a goat and a couple of happy bunnies bouncing round in the front garden (gonna need some serious fencing going on though ).
6 Li-Li Jan 26th, 2006 at 9:12 pm

Mine was 80p originally =’)
Awwwwww that’s so cute, I will come and visit you! =D I want a rabbit and a tortoise =’D It’s ever since I met Yuko and heard about her utterly adorable rabbits!
7 Pterodaktyl Jan 27th, 2006 at 6:04 pm

I really must read Watership Down again too! I have no idea how young I was when I first read it - I just remember that, like Andrew, I was very scared of the black rabbit!

And yes, we have have have to have our own rabbit as soon as we have somewhere to keep it!
8 Li-Li Jan 27th, 2006 at 8:02 pm

Well, it’s sitting on the bookshelf about a metre from you…
Awwww but the black rabbit is really a nice creature that just happens to have a badly-publicised job, like Death in Discworld =)