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Hello, I'm Dawn Hunter-Bellwether...er, formerly Dawn Bellwether if you didn't recognize the added surname. And before you ask, yes 'that' Dawn Bellwether. Ex-Assistant Mayor, Ex-Mayor, Ex-Criminal Mastermind (Reformed thank you very much), City Savior, Controversial Author, and Predator/Prey relationship advocate. I'm also, as you probably guess by the hyphenated last name, married, and happily so to my mate Vernon Hunter, a gray wolf. I'm also a mother to three wonderful pups, something I never thought I'd ever have the chance to be! But, lamb sakes, I've gushed enough about myself here without explaining exactly what this blog is for. You see, after the release of my book “Predator Seeking Prey”, our little family started to get a lot of public attention again, and with it came a lot of question from curious mammals and other pred/prey couples from all over Animalia. My best friend and mate Vernon thought it would be a good idea to deal with these questions directly by opening a sort of blog/forum and taking those questions about our lives directly. Since then, I'd like to say our little blog has been quite successful, with even members of our family and friend circle pitching in and taking a few questions as well. So with all that said., please feel free to Ask Away!


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(Blog Author Note: This blog is based on the fanfiction “The Rehabilitation of Dawn Bellwether” as well as it's pseudo-sequel “A Lamb Among Wolves”. If you haven't read them, it'll probably help you better understand what's going on here if you do. I'll link both stories below. Oh Also, I'm open to questions as well. Simply direct “Author” emails to “WastedTime” when composing them. And before I forget, I have a Patreon! Five dollars gets you access to in progress fics, Ask priority, and art previews of both SFW and NSFW art. Of course, even a dollar would help. Seriously, it's how I keep projects like this alive.


The Rehabilitation of Dawn Bellwether:

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11999389/1/The-Rehabilitation-of-Dawn-Bellwether

A Lamb Among Wolves:

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12364172/1/A-Lamb-Among-Wolves


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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Ask Judy; Largest Rabbit Family

 


Judy: Well, there aren't really any 'official' numbers in terms of historical rabbit family sizes. By that I mean, 'official' numbers tend to ball-park the exact number, usually being off by a few.

Nick: Unsurprising, especially the further you go back.

Judy: The largest rabbit family that has been recorded in modern history would be one 'Welsker' family in the more rural areas of Great Kitten. Historians estimate they had around one-thousand-two-hundred and ten-ish total living kits at one time, and close to fourteen-hundred total births. The town of Welsker is actually named after the family, and up until 1346-ish it was solely occupied by the Welsker brood.

Nick: So what happened to them?

Judy: Plague happened. Specifically the black rodent plague. Wiped out the entire township, and left it abandoned for three decades or so, that was until some cousins and other relatives who had survived the plague came back to resettle the land. But had the plague not happened, historians think the heads of the family could have had at least another two hundred kits before they would have been too old to keep it up.

Nick: Oof, that's rough...

Judy: Of course, there's said to have been bigger rabbit broods in the past, the most famous being the Gilrades brood, which depending on which rabbits you ask, were said to have had nearly ten-thousand kits. *Chuckles* Although that's taking into account that the sire of those kits wasn't exactly a 'loyal' mate, and spread the 'joy' around a good portion of Roarope.

Nick: A rabbit who can't keep it in his pants, why am I not surprised?

Judy: At the rate he supposedly popped out kits, I don't think he ever wore pants. *Laughs* Still, there is a nugget of truth to the tale, in that a good portion of European descended rabbits are genetically related to the Gilrades brood, specifically one “Jack” Gilrades.

Nick: OH! So that's where-!

Judy: Horny as a Jack Rabbit comes from? Yes. *Chuckles*


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  1. vcjSeptember 9, 2020 at 11:30 PM

    And now I can only imagine the mother of the Welsker family actually giving birth to almost 1400 kits... In a time before modern medicine/pain meds/post-natal care... *shudders*

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