The checkered giant is a breed of domestic rabbit that originated in france geant papillon in french one of the largest rabbit breeds the checkered giant is recognized by the american rabbit breeders association arba the checkered giant is one of the minority of rabbit breeds with specific coat markings. The checkered giant rabbit is a large breed which was developed in europe it was actually originated in the lorraine region of france during the end of the nineteenth century the breed was developed from the flemish giants spotted rabbits and large french lop eared rabbits. The checkered giant rabbit is a large breed of rabbit that is said to have originated in france weighing over 11 lbs it takes a certain type of bunny owner to handle one of these rabbits youll need to make sure you have the space and the food for this furry creature as well as lots of energy as they are an active bun. Checkered giant rabbit breed history origin the origin of the checkered giant breed is disputed but its believed that this rabbit first made an appearance in 1800 either in france or germany when flemish giants french lops and spotted rabbits were bred together to create a breed called land kaninchen this breed was about 10 12 lbs and did not have the markings we know todays checkered giant to have