for bestiary: a moon rabbit—a cute wittle bunny that lives in a lunar crater, making the elixir of life. the moon rabbit is mentioned in both mesoamerican and east asian folklores. this is probably because the markings on the moon can sometimes look like leporine.
i think it’s safe at this point to assume that most rabbits would not be able to survive on the lunar surface (because there is currently a lunar carrot famine), however it did not stop this ridiculous conversation from taking place between the johnson space center and the apollo 11 crew:
Houston: Among the large headlines concerning Apollo this morning, there’s one asking that you watch for a lovely girl with a big rabbit. An ancient legend says a beautiful Chinese girl called Chang-o has been living there for 4000 years…You might also look for her companion, a large Chinese rabbit, who is easy to spot since he is always standing on his hind feet in the shade of a cinnamon tree. The name of the rabbit is not reported.
Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin: Okay. We’ll keep a close eye out for the bunny girl.
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moon rabbit image by ha55ha
