In the other lop rabbit breeds (whatever their size), the ears spring from a strongly pronounced crown. From there the ears are carried downwards in roughly a horseshoe or U shape, with the openings facing the head. The English Lop is the only lop breed that has no crown, because it carries its ear openings facing forward, which goes along with an anatomically different “ear attachment”. Only the fur in this area stands up in the form of a “mohawk”, giving the English Lop its typical “hairdo”. This can be more or less pronounced and is disregarded in judging. It would be wrong to assess this feature as “uneven hair length on the head” and to penalise the animal for it. I have also read the remark “weak crown” on a judging card, but as described at the beginning, that is anatomically impossible and goes against this anatomically special breed type.
