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Safari Tip:
Discover how to find brown hares and other animals with the fold out ID chart
called "British Mammal Tracks and Signs" available in the Nature Shop
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Latin name: Lepus capensis
Size: Males grow to 55cms, the females are slightly smaller. Adults
weigh up to 4kgs.
Distribution: Not common, but found in most parts of Britain. Rare in
Ireland, and absent from the Scottish Highlands.
Months seen: All year round.
Habitat: Mainly found on agricultural land, especially in pasture fields and cereal crop fields.
Food: Grass and cereal crops.
Special features: Hares have long ears with black tips. They have long
back legs which allow them to run at speeds of up to 40mph.
You will most likely see them early in the morning or late in the evening when
they are most active. During the daytime they remain hidden by lying down in
fields with their ears flat along their backs.
In March and April, hares seem to exhibit a lot of excess energy, and can often be
seen leaping about, and rushing around in wild chases. They will also stand
upright on their back legs and engage each other in a kind of kick boxing fight.
This is where the saying "mad as a March hare" originates from.
Hares breed at any time of the year. They produce a litter of up to three young
which are called 'leverets'. On average a wild hare will live for three or four
years.
Hare Today...
Photo of Hares Boxing
UK Safari Mammal Section
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