▁R ieg le - van ▁West , ▁a ▁young ▁perform er ▁with ▁circ us / ac rob atic ▁experience . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁R ieg le - van ▁West ' s ▁invol vement , ▁the ▁group ▁had ▁already ▁incorpor ated ▁fe ats ▁such ▁as ▁ho op ing ▁while ▁playing ▁an ▁instrument ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁dedicated ▁jug gl ers . ▁ ▁The ▁sub title ▁gave ▁proper ▁credit ▁and ▁b illing ▁to ▁the ▁full ▁spect acle ▁that ▁the ▁group ▁presented ▁up ▁until ▁her ▁departure ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Bun ny ▁E ars ▁T aking ▁their ▁insp iration ▁from ▁the ▁Bill ion ▁Bun ny ▁March , ▁which ▁is ▁held ▁year ly ▁at ▁the ▁Burn ing ▁Man ▁Festival , ▁b un ny ▁ears ▁have ▁become ▁syn onymous ▁with ▁the ▁band . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁began ▁to ▁adopt ▁b un ny ▁ears ▁as ▁a ▁full - time ▁cost ume ▁acc out re ment ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁after ▁an ▁E aster ▁" space ▁b unn ies " - th emed ▁performance . ▁The ▁band ▁is ▁friendly ▁to ▁all ▁fur ry ▁cre atures . ▁The ▁theme ▁has ▁since ▁eng ulf ed ▁the ▁band , ▁affect ing ▁its ▁album ▁titles ▁and ▁show ▁titles , ▁such ▁as ▁Bun ny ▁XII , ▁music ▁released ▁digit ally ▁and ▁on ▁CD ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Un ique ▁Person nel ▁Make up ▁The ▁personnel ▁of ▁Environment al ▁Enc ro achment ▁is ▁so ▁numerous ▁and ▁fl uct u ates ▁so ▁much ▁so ▁( due