The occurrence of snow in the Seattle Tacoma area is extremely variable and usually melts before accumulating to measurable depths. There are winters on record with only a trace of snow but at the other extreme, over 21 inches has fallen in a 24 hour period.
The rabbit's sense of smell is far more developed than that of the human. Moveable folds inside the rabbit's nose assist in the detection of scent. The sense of smell in a rabbit is present at birth, allowing a newborn to find his mother's teat. Rabbits shift their noses up and down when trying to identify a scent; this is called nose blinking..
However, the differences between your bunnies perception of the world through smell and your own go way, way beyond just that. Rabbits use their sense of smell to distinguish other rabbits; to a bunny, each has his/her own distinct scent. Itâs how they determine the sexes of other rabbits, identify their babies, determine if a food is good to eat, and many other things.