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  2. African savanna hare - Wikipedia

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    The African savanna hare is a medium-sized species growing to a length of between 41 and 58 cm (16 and 23 in) with a weight of between 1.5 and 3 kilograms (3.3 and 6.6 lb). The ears have black tips, the dorsal surface of head and body is greyish-brown, the flanks and limbs are reddish-brown and the underparts are white.

  3. Hare - Wikipedia

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    Hare species are native to Africa, Eurasia and North America. A hare less than one year old is called a "leveret". A group of hares is called a "husk", a "down", or a "drove". Members of the Lepus genus are considered true hares, distinguishing them from rabbits which make up the rest of the Leporidae family.

  4. List of leporids - Wikipedia

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    African savanna hare. L. victoriae Heuglin, 1865: Sub-Saharan Africa: Size: 41–58 cm (16–23 in) long [11] Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, and grassland [12]

  5. Cape hare - Wikipedia

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    A Cape hare caught by an Asiatic cheetah in Miandasht Wildlife Refuge, Iran. The Cape hare is a nocturnal herbivore, feeding on grass and various shrubs. Coprophagy, the consumption of an organism's own fecal material to double the amount of time food spends in the digestive tract, is a common behaviour amongst rabbits and hares. This habit ...

  6. Lagomorpha - Wikipedia

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    Scrub hare in South Africa. Hares, members of genus Lepus of family Leporidae, are medium size mammals native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. North American jackrabbits are actually hares. Species vary in size from 40 to 70 cm (16 to 28 in) in length and have long powerful back legs, and ears up to 20 cm (8 in) in length.

  7. South African springhare - Wikipedia

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    The South African springhare (Pedetes capensis) (Afrikaans: springhaas) is a medium-sized terrestrial and burrowing rodent. Despite the name, it is not a hare . It is one of two extant species in the genus Pedetes , [ 3 ] and is native to southern Africa.

  8. Fauna of Africa - Wikipedia

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    African rabbits and hares include riverine rabbit, Bunyoro rabbit, Cape hare, scrub hare, Ethiopian highland hare, African savanna hare, Abyssinian hare and several species of Pronolagus. Among the marine mammals there are several species of dolphins, 2 species of sirenians and seals (e.g. Cape fur seals).

  9. Ethiopian hare - Wikipedia

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    The Ethiopian hare is a medium-sized, dark coloured hare, [5] which measures 45 to 54 cm (18 to 21 in) in length. It has a medium-sized, 5 to 8.2 cm (2.0 to 3.2 in) long, fluffy tail which is buff-white below, black above, and buff coloured at the sides.