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"The March Hare will be much the most interesting, and perhaps as this is May it won't be raving mad – at least not so mad as it was in March." [ 1 ] " Mad as a March hare " is a common British English phrase, both now and in Carroll's time, and appears in John Heywood 's collection of proverbs published in 1546.
A European hare. To be as "mad as a March hare" is an English idiomatic phrase derived from the observed antics said to occur [1] only in the March breeding season of the European hare (Lepus europaeus). The phrase is an allusion that can be used to refer to any other animal or human who behaves in the excitable and unpredictable manner of a ...
Litters may consist of three or four young and a female can bear three litters a year, with hares living for up to twelve years. The breeding season lasts from January to August. The European hare is listed as being of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature because it has a wide range and is moderately abundant ...
Usually beginning in February and ending in March, skunk mating season is roughly two months long. According to Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control, the mating season may be premature or delayed ...
Dove season kicks off fall hunting season in Oklahoma this year. Here's when you can hunt different animals in the state this year.
The hare appears in English folklore in the saying "as mad as a March hare" and in the legend of the White Hare that alternatively tells of a witch who takes the form of a white hare and goes out looking for prey at night or of the spirit of a broken-hearted maiden who cannot rest and who haunts her unfaithful lover. [28] [29]
The Oklahoma fall forecast matches the majority of the country, with the Old Farmer's Almanac predicting warmer fall weather elsewhere. The Old Farmer's Almanac predicts a warmer fall for Oklahoma.
This list of mammals of Oklahoma lists all wild mammal species recorded in the state of Oklahoma. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This includes mammals that are extirpated from the state and species introduced into the state.