Checkered giant rabbits

The Checkered Giant, a large, active, and either black or blue-spotted rabbit, were first recognized as a breed in Germany. Among its ancestors were the  Flemish Gaint and purportedly a breed known as the Checkered Lop, a spotted lop. Other spotted breeds or white breeds may have been used. The breed was imported to America in 1910 and has since been developed into a type distinct from European Checkered Giants. The Checkered Giant's that are blue-spotted look gray spotted instead of blue spotted