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The Arctic hare [2] (Lepus arcticus) is a species of hare highly adapted to living in the Arctic tundra and other icy biomes. The Arctic hare survives with shortened ears and limbs, a small nose, fat that makes up close to 20% of its body, and a thick coat of fur. It usually digs holes in the ground or under the snow to keep warm and to sleep.
Skeleton of Alaskan Hare on display at the Museum of Osteology.. Leporidae (/ l ə ˈ p ɔː r ɪ d iː,-d aɪ /) is the family of rabbits and hares, containing over 70 species of extant mammals in all.
Leporidae (ᐅᑲᓖᑦ) [2] Arctic hare Arctic hare (ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᑲᓕᖅᐸᒃ, ukaliq , okalik , ukalik ) Lepus arcticus [ 2 ] [ 1 ] LC Snowshoe hare (ᑭᖑᓪᓖᕐᑯᕐᑐᔪᖅ ᐅᑲᓕᖅ) Lepus americanus [ 2 ] [ 1 ] LC
European hare (above) compared with a mountain hare Stuffed mountain hare, showing the winter pelage The mountain hare is a large species, though it is slightly smaller than the European hare . It grows to a length of 45–65 cm (18–26 in), with a tail of 4–8 cm ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –3 in), and a mass of 2–5.3 kg ( 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 ...
Arctic hare. The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae . Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having ...
The only option for the Arctic's top predators, the Arctic wolf, the Arctic fox and the polar bear, is to continually adapt to their changing world, exploiting the good times and enduring the bad. Also: Earless seal, Arctic hare, Arctic skua, Little auk, Glaucous gull, Muskox and Guillemot Chicks.
Wolves can run at 56–64 km/h (35–40 mph) across several kilometers and will often pursue prey for at least 1 km (0.62 mi). One wolf chased a caribou for 8 km (5 mi), another chased and tracked a deer for 20 km (12 mi), and one 11-year-old wolf chased and caught an Arctic hare after seven minutes. Most wolf prey will try to run to water ...
The white-tailed jackrabbit is a large species of hare and is the largest species called "jackrabbit". (Two larger hares, the Arctic and Alaskan hares, are found further north in North America). This jackrabbit has an adult length of 56 to 65 cm (22 to 26 in), including a tail measuring 6.6 to 10.2 cm (2.6 to 4.0 in), and a weight between 2.5 ...