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That bunny isn't asleep, it's hypnotized!
When you turn a rabbit on its back (they don't like it) their bodies are wired so that they go semi-unconscious. We used to do it to my first rabbit when I was 8 so we could cut his nails (and play with his feet) but now I think it's kinda mean.