As it turned out, the mystery animal was a newborn female, estimated to be just three or four days old.

She had a few minor wounds on her small body. Interestingly, her rescuer wasn’t a person, but a dog.

The pup had gently carried the tiny creature in its mouth and brought her to safety.

So, what was this strange little animal?

To everyone’s surprise, she was a domestic rabbit, not a wild animal.

This added to the confusion because domestic rabbits are rarely found on their own in nature, and there were no known rabbit breeders or rabbit owners in the area.

The rescuers explained an important difference between wild and domestic rabbits: wild rabbits are born with fur and their eyes open, while domestic rabbits arrive into the world blind and hairless.

To help people understand, the Heart of the Forest