On 08/01/2014 09:40, harryagain wrote:
"Nightjar" wrote in message
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On 07/01/2014 17:11, harryagain wrote:
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And rabbits.

The evidence suggests that the Roman introduced rabbits died out in
Britain around the 5th century BC. They did not take too kindly to being
transplanted from the warmer climate of Spain.

The wild rabbits in Britain today (with the possible exception of those on
Lundy, which may be descended from Roman rabbits) are almost certainly
descended from those introduced by the Normans.
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Fifth century BC?????

That should, of course, have been AD. Not that it changes the basic fact
that the rabbits we have today were almost certainly introduced by the
Normans.

Colin Bignell