Believe that journalism can make a difference If you believe in the work we do at Vox, please support us by becoming a member. Our mission has never been more urgent. But our work isn’t easy. It requires resources, dedication, and independence. And that’s where you come in. We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today? Support Vox Climate / Down to Earth She’s an expert in funny, but her relationship with rabbits is very serious. by Benji Jones Ariella Elovic for Vox Benji Jones is an environmental correspondent at Vox, covering biodiversity loss and climate change. Before joining Vox, he was a senior energy reporter at Business Insider. Benji previously worked as a wildlife researcher. Amy Sedaris has a lovely apartment in the desirable Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City, though she has often described it as a hutch. A rabbit hutch. Until recently, Sedaris, an actor, comedian, and author, lived with a bunny named Tina — who’s male, a fact she learned years after getting him. Tina had free rein of the apartment and, like the rabbits who lived there before him, chewed through her bedding, the couch, and some of her clothes. “Honestly, I lived with him. It was not the other way around,” Sedaris, who starred in Strangers With Candy, BoJack Horseman, and The Mandalorian , told me in an interview earlier this year. Known for her unconventional brand of comedy, it’s not surprising her pets are unconventional, too. “I’m a rabbit person,” she said. Tina, who died in the fall, was one of a handful of rabbits Sedaris has cared for over the past three decades. But although Sedaris is often doing a bit, her interest in these animals is […]