Article: SNOWSHOE HARES

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With giant feet, spring-loaded legs, and a coat that changes colors with the season, these furry mammals seem supremely adapted to winter survival. But most hares still end up as meals for such predators as lynx and raptors. Only their incredible reproduction rate saves them from elimination.

[Nowhere to Hide] Rather than burrowing underground or building nests like rabbits, snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) live out in the open, using hollow logs, depressions, and brush thickets for shelter. Larger and faster than rabbits, hares can be distinguished by longer hind legs, wider feet, and taller ears. In addition, their young (called leverets) are born fully furred, with open eyes, ...

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