Dexter, Missouri -  It's always fun learning in Mrs. Putnam's classroom!  Krystal and Jayden Duncan brought their Lion Head Bunny named Pistol to summer school.  The students learned all bout caring for a pet bunny and even got to pet him.

Lion Head Bunnies are extremely smart.  They can learn simple commands like come, play and eat.  They are very gentle, well-mannered and friendly creatures.

According to Wikipedia, "The Lionhead rabbit originated in Belgium. It is reported to have been produced by breeders trying to breed a long coated dwarf rabbit by crossing a miniature Swiss Fox and a Netherland dwarf. This resulted in a genetic mutation causing wool to appear around the head and on the flanks. This gene has come to be known as the "mane" gene. There are many other reports similar to this, for example that the lionhead has been bred from a Netherland Dwarf and a Jersey Wooly, but none have been substantiated, since the mane gene is separate from the gene that creates wool coats in wooled rabbits. The Lionhead rabbit continued to gain popularity in Europe, and Lionheads found their way to the United States in the late 1990s."