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General Woundwort is the primary antagonist of the book Watership Down, film and television series of the same name. He is the Chief Rabbit of Efrafa.

Book
He is described as a rabbit almost as large as a hare. He is depicted with a savage look, complete with pale eyes, and fur color of undecided thought. Woundwort is orphaned at a young age when his father is shot by a human and his mother is killed by a weasel. Afterwards, he is taken in by a kind professor, who lives in a cottage and own a cat, which occasionally torments Woundwort when the man isn't looking. Once Woundwort is grown, he attempts to kill his first of "the thousand": the cat he lived with. After severely maiming the cat, Woundwort escapes, and finds his way to his first warren. He quickly usurps leadership, killing the lead rabbit and a rival named Fiorin. He then begins his militarian rule and conquers several other warrens, killing off their leaders personally. Thus Efrafa is born.

Soon General Woundwort's Efrafa is too large to be maintained as warrens should be, and is transformed into a secretive, strictly-militaristic one, where all rabbits are given over to a strict code for when to silflay. Woundwort is a master schemer, and his strict code stops Efrafa from becoming plagued with disease, or being discovered by the thousand, or by humans. The Owsla becomes the great goal for many of the bucks, with patrols that spread out far and wide, tracking the whereabouts of the thousand, and of various humans. However, many of the does are discontent, since they are unable to breed properly because of overcrowding.

When Bigwig infiltrates the warren, he earns the General's respect thanks to his size and strength. When it turns out Bigwig only arrives to liberate a number of does and Blackavar, General Woundwort becomes obsessed with revenge against the former Sandleford rabbit. He holds a hatred for Bigwig for the remainder of the book, swearing to kill him personally.

Woundwort loses the respect of Efrafa after the escape of Bigwig, Blackavar and the does, along with the escape of the rabbits of Watership Down. In order to redeem what he sees as a personal failure, Woundwort takes the best of his legendary Owsla, along with some new bucks, to destroy Bigwig and his warren after learning of its location from his most trusted subordinate, Campion. On the journey to Watership Down, Woundwort drives off a pair of stoats.

The Efrafan Owsla reaches Watership Down, and once the warren is found, the General is confronted by Hazel, who offers a peaceful treaty with Woundwort, but is dismissed and told to "tell Bigwig" to unconditionally surrender. The Efrafans then besiege the warren and when they finally break through the barricades, Woundwort himself goes in first. Bigwig, in a last minute scheme to get one better at Woundwort, digs himself under a thin layer of dirt, then, when Woundwort passes over him, jumps up and injures the General's foreleg so severely that Woundwort is forced to hobble on three legs. Despite being severely wounded, Woundwort puts up a savage fight against Bigwig and injures him, but ultimately succumbs to exhaustion and backs down. Bigwig further tricks Woundwort, saying that he's not the chief rabbit. This stuns Woundwort, who automaticly assumes there is an even bigger and stronger rabbit than Bigwig, not realizing that the lead rabbit is the small, but clever Hazel, who is already off on a scheme which will end Woundwort's reign forever.

When the General leads Efrafa into the Battle of Watership Down, Hazel leads Dandelion and Blackberry to Nuthanger Farm, to release the black laborador, Bob, and lure him to the Efrafans. Thanks to the speed of Dandelion and Blackberry, as well as the gnawing of the rope by Hazel, the dog is unleashed on the Efrafan Owsla. When Woundwort hears all the commotion, he abandons Bigwig and emerges from the warren to find the entire battle turning into a bloodbath. General Woundwort is the only rabbit of Efrafa to stand his ground against the black labrador; the rest flee. Woundwort faces the dog and is never seen again.

Some believe he was killed, however some believe that he still lives on. He lives on in ghost stories; rabbit parents would tell their kittens that if the didn't do what the were told, Woundwort would return. "Such was his monument, and maybe it wouldn't have disappointed him."

Film
In the film, Woundwort is depicted as a large, brown rabbit with a dark green right eye, while his left is blind. He is the only rabbit who is shown with extra teeth. He shares the other characteristics of the other movie Efrafans, including a darker colour, a more ragged appearance, prominent claws, and dark circles under his eyes.

PART 2 AND 3 THE STORY OF WOUNDWORT

About Lagcaous Eggs

Lagcaous eggs are a common gift that parents give to their children around Easter time.

About the Lagcaous Creature

The Lagcaous actually undergos a very slow hatching process. The shell on the Lagcaous egg will stretch and grow, forming a protective exoskeleton around the young Lagcaous. Over time this exoskeleton will begin to decay and slowly melts away, exposing the Lagcaous's very soft fur.

Lagcaouses are very playful and love to receive attention. They are also relatively easy to care for, all qualities that make them excellent companions.