New Zealand

The real New Zealand

The real breed comes from the United States, despite the name. Despite the name, developed in the United States in the early 1900s, starting with red rabbits. The white New Zealand became the world's most common meat rabbit.

What the standard asks for

• not a dwarf
• upright ears
• a normal coat
• no mane
• a solid coat
• a coat in the white or self or orange family
• size at least 50 on the game's 0 to 100 scale
• size at most 85

A rabbit that meets every point counts as a New Zealand; among breeds it meets, the game counts it as the one whose standard it meets on the most points.

What the judge looks at

Once a rabbit meets the standard, the judge scores how close it is to the breed's ideal. Every point away costs it.

• size: 68 on the game's 0 to 100 scale
• ear droop: 0 on the game's 0 to 100 scale
• ear length: 60 on the game's 0 to 100 scale

Coats that qualify

Every coat in the game that this standard accepts, painted. Tap one to see its genes and how to breed it, in the Coat Atlas.

8 coats qualify.