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- Title: Brown Hare
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- Added: Oct 12, 2025
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- Description: The brown hare is golden-brown, with a pale belly and a white tail. It is larger than the rabbit, with longer legs and longer ears with distinctive black tips. It is most commonly found on open farmland, in grassland habitats and at woodland edges, favouring a mosaic of arable fields, grasses and hedgerows. It grazes on vegetation and the bark of young trees and bushes. Brown hares do not dig burrows, but shelter in 'forms', which are shallow depressions in the ground or grass; when disturbed, they can be seen bounding across the fields, using their powerful hind legs to propel them forwards, often in a zigzag pattern. Brown hares in the UK are very fast, reaching speeds of up to 45 miles per hour (72 kph) when escaping predators. These speeds are achieved thanks to their long, powerful hind legs, which enable them to bound across open fields in a zigzag pattern. This incredible speed is a primary defence mechanism, as brown hares, unlike rabbits, don't dig burrows and rely on their senses and speed to evade danger. Brown hares are at their most visible in early spring when the breeding season encourages fighting or 'boxing'. Females can produce three to four litters of two to four young (known as leverets) a year.
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- Date Created: 2025-10-11 00:00:00
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