Portland Cliffs

Bunnies (when referred to by their correct name beginning with R) have been associated with bad luck for centuries on Portland; use of the R word is still taboo, them being referred to as “underground mutton”, “long-eared furry things” or just “Bunnies”. The fear of the word is believed to derive from quarry workers; they would see Bunnies emerging from their burrows immediately before a rock fall and blame them for increasing the risk of dangerous, sometimes deadly landslides.