Bigwig is a fictional character, a rabbit, from the novel Watership Down by Richard Adams. He has a distinctive physical appearance, in that he has a large shock of fur on the crown of his head. In Lapine, his name is Thlayli, which literally means "Fur-head". He is one of the rabbits that leaves with Hazel from the Sandleford warren. A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... For the hill named Watership Down, see Watership Down, Hampshire. ... Richard George Adams (born May 9, 1920 in Newbury, Berkshire, England) is a British novelist who is best known for two novels with animal characters, Watership Down and The Plague Dogs. ... Lapine is an artificial language constructed by Richard Adams and spoken by the fictional rabbits of his novel Watership Down. ... Hazel is a fictional character, a rabbit in Richard Adams novel Watership Down. ...

Bigwig is a large, strong rabbit. At Sandleford, he was a member of the Owsla. Though not the smartest of the rabbits to accompany Hazel, he is quicker than most to understand new ideas and concepts when he sees them in action. He is a stickler for rules and always obeys authority, unless he can see that that authority is misguided. He is fiercely loyal, and, in the end defends his new warren and his Chief Rabbit, Hazel, nearly to the death. Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae, found in many parts of the world. ... An owsla is a group of physically strong and well-trained rabbits who guard and defend a warren, in Richard Adams book Watership Down. ...

His physical strength and resilience are remarkable, as he survived not one, but two normally fatal situations. The first occurs when he is caught in a snare near Cowslip's warren, and the second being during the aforementioned defense of his new warren against the attacks of the much larger rabbit, General Woundwort. General Woundwort is a fictional rabbit villain in the Richard Adams novel Watership Down. ...

He is also adept at undercover work, as when he infiltrates Efrafa and, for a short time, becomes one of its Owsla officers in order to lure does to populate his own warren. At this time he also demonstrates empathy when he risks his own life to rescue the prisoner Blackavar. He forms a close friendship with Hyzenthlay, a wise Efrafan doe, who helps him devise his plan of escape. He also becomes a friend of the odd seagull, Kehaar, who, by virtue of their mutual respect, agrees to help them in their Efrafa heist. Look up Undercover in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Efrafa Efrafa is a fictional warren is the novel Watership Down; originally portrayed as a fascist regime. ...

Though Hazel hesitated to bring him along at first, Bigwig proves to be an essential member of the party.

By the end of the book, Bigwig fully recognises Hazel as Chief Rabbit of the Watership warren, although in Tales from Watership Down we discover that he is somewhat less comfortable with the idea of a doe (Hyzenthlay, now Hazel's mate) exercising joint authority in that role. Tales from Watership Down was a follow-up to Richard Adams highly successful novel about rabbits, Watership Down, and was first published in the United Kingdom in 1996. ...

See also

• Lapine
• Owsla
• Watership Down