As rabbits go, “cute and cuddly” is often the standard. But there is one rabbit that is considered to be “scientifically cute” — the smallest rabbit in the world, the pygmy rabbit.

At 129cm (4ft 2in) long, Darius is a record holder after being named the world's longest living rabbit in 2010. Annette Edwards Darius, pictured with one of his sons, is too old to breed now his ...