During the Victorian era, the English Lop emerged as a mainstream household pet,[3] marking a departure for such "fancy" breeds from the earlier role of the domesticated rabbit as a source of meat, fur, and wool production.
The American Rabbit Breeders Association allows all recognised lop colours to be shown in either Solid or Broken groups other than pointed whites.
English lops have a smooth, 'flyback' short coat, and their ears should be properly furred and silky to the touch.
The female English Lop rabbit is known to be particularly prolific, with rich milk, and a good maternal sense, and can produce large litters of 5–12, with a gestation period of 28–35 days.
[5] On 1 November 2003 the ears of an English Lop called Nipper's Geronimo were measured at 79 cm (31.125 in) in a complete span at the American Rabbit Breeders Association National Convention in Wichita, Kansas, USA and are recorded as the largest measured ear-span of a rabbit, and a Guinness World Record.