Angora Lionheads?

There are 5 distinct Angora breeds in North America. They are: English Angora, French Angora, Satin Angora, Giant Angora, and German Angora. The first 4 are recognized by ARBA, while the German Angoras are not. They were considered to be too similar to the already recognized Angora breeds and as a compromise, the Giant Angora breed was created and recognized in their place. The German Angoras have their own national organization called IAGARB which is similar in nature to ARBA (holds competitions, keeps a registry, etc) except it is only for German Angoras. Notice something missing? 

Even though some people refer to Lionheads as Angoras, the Lionhead breed is actually not part of the Angora family. There is no such thing as an Angora Lionhead breed or Angora type Lionhead. All of the Angora breeds are the result of the same Wool gene, hence they are all considered to be within the Angora family. The Lionhead breed however, even though they appear to have some wool on them, are in fact the result of a completely different gene called the Mane gene. Additionally, both of these genes are recessive which means that both parents have to contribute one copy to their offspring and the offspring has to have two copies in order for the gene to visibly express itself. 

This is why you will never get "more fluff" when cross breeding Lionheads with any of the Angora breeds. The kits may some times look fluffy at a young age, but because of the incompatible genetics they often end up loosing most of that fluff by the time they are adults. If the baby did inherit a single copy of the Lionhead's Mane gene, they will grow up to look like most single maned Lionheads. That is a rabbit with normal rabbit fur on the body with a few rouge Homer Simpson like strands of longer hair by their ears and some times a bit of fuzz on the cheeks and where the Lionhead's skirting would be. If the baby inherited only one copy of the Angora's Wool gene, the result will be a standard looking rabbit, covered head to toes in only standard rabbit fur.