Hares live on all continents of the planet except Australia and Antarctica. In total, in science, biology distinguishes more than 30 species. From early childhood, they appear before us as heroes of fairy tales, animated films, and popular songs. We will get to know more closely these small mammals and introduce beautiful and unusual species of hares.
The most beautiful types of hares:
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Tolai hare
In the deserts and semi-deserts from the Arabian Peninsula to East China, a small tolai bunny lives. He has very long ears and the same legs.
Long legs allow you to develop greater speed, fleeing from predators. Some populations have chosen mountain ranges, living at an altitude of up to 3,000 m above sea level.
They grow no more than 50 cm in length. Behind a long tail of 7–9 cm. Tolay easily adapted to life in an open area in deserts and semi-deserts.
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Corsican hare
It lives on the island of Sicily and mainland Italy. He was artificially introduced to Corsica by a man, but because of this he received his species name. This happened around the end of the 17th century.
The fur on the abdomen has a cream shade, but the rest is light brown. Ears grow up to 12 cm, and he is not large, only 40-50 cm in length. Settles among evergreen shrubs-maquis, on pastures, dunes.
In Sicily, he chose the slopes of the famous volcano Etna. It eats juicy Italian herbs, shoots of shrubs. On agricultural land eats vegetables, which harms farmers.
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Burmese
Wild Burmese hare is found in the countries of the Indochina peninsula. On the island of Kondao was seen at an altitude of 1,200 m above sea level.
Lying down arranges in shrubbery, and grazes in open meadows rich in lush grass. In the afternoon she prefers to sit out in shelter, and at dusk she leaves her shelter to find food. Like other members of the family, he has many natural enemies.
His abdomen is white, but the back and sides are gray with an orange tint. This is a shallow view, since the length does not exceed 50 cm. During danger, if it was not possible to hide, presses the ears to the body, and itself presses to the ground.
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American hare
Bright representative of the animal kingdom of North America. Outwardly similar to its counterpart from Eurasia, but only smaller in size, the males grow to 45 cm in length, but the females are slightly larger.
The body in winter becomes snow-white. Only ears remain gray. They prefer to settle in the northern states of the USA. There is a small population in California and among the Appalachian mountain ranges.
Offspring in females occurs 2-3 times a year. In the litter there are usually 3 cute bunnies, but there is a maximum number of 7 bunnies. Lead a sedentary lifestyle. The habitat is limited to approximately 2.7 ha.
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Manchurian
Looking at the photo of this little hare, you might think that we have before us a decorative domestic rabbit. Its homeland is the eastern part of China. It is also found in Korea, in the Primorsky region of Russia.
Treat small individuals. The length of the southeastern resident of forests and plains ranges from 41 to 55 cm. The ears are slightly rounded. Behind a small ponytail. The whole body is covered with bristly hair. A dark stripe runs along the back.
This is a forest resident. Prefers to live in deciduous forests, eating leaves and bark of trees. In the afternoon, he rests in the bushy beds. Active only at night.
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Hare
It lives only in the steppe zone. In Russia, lives in the European part of the country and spreads further, up to the Perm Territory. Attempts to release it in the Primorsky Territory failed. He could not acclimatize in this part of the planet.
The appearance of a brown hare practically does not differ from other representatives of the hare family. Adult individuals grow to a length of 50–68 cm. Weight is 4–6 kg, the largest reach 7 kg. In winter, the color of the fur changes to be inconspicuous in the snow.
In addition to the steppe, they also live in forests, but they prefer to keep open edges, clearings with a rare shrub. In 1960, his drawing was depicted on the Soviet mark, and in 1992 he was adorned in Belarusian currency with a face value of 1 ruble.
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Japanese hare
Lives only on the Japanese islands. But not at all. For example, in Hokkaido you will not meet him.
Weighs no more than 2.5 kg. The color of the coat varies from brown with a red tint to brown-gray. White spots are sometimes found on the head and legs. In the northern part of the Land of the Rising Sun, the color of the fur coat changes to the color of snow.
Rabbits are born very tiny and need the care of their mother. During the day, Japanese hares relax and go out to search for food at night. They feed on herbs. In winter, fallen leaves are also included in the diet.
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Dark-necked
In India and neighboring countries, an unusual hare lives with a dark stripe on its neck. Because of this, he got his name.
Some funny nimble creatures settled in Java, in Indonesia. Adapted to live on the plains, as well as in the mountains. Arranges nests at an altitude of up to 5,000 m. Tourists often notice them on abandoned agricultural land, in large meadows, pastures.
Some have adapted to live in forests, avoiding mangrove forest plantations. It feeds, like everything, on grass, leaves, vegetables. Overgrown bushes.
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Antelope
One of the largest species in the hare family. Long ears reach 16.5 cm. The hearing organs are completely woolless. Only along the edges and at the tip are small pieces of white fur.
All hair on the body is gray with black tips. The back is slightly darker than the rest of the body. The nose has a small antennae. He lives in North and Central America in a hot belt, and therefore has learned how to easily cope with heat. The fur of the animal has a reflective property.
Latin name Alleni. It is named after the American zoologist, head of the mammal department of the New York Museum, Joel Allen.
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Arctic hare
In a separate view of this handsome highlighted recently. It is adapted for life in harsh polar conditions and mountainous terrain. One of the cutest and funniest rabbits in the family. Nimble and hardy.
You can meet this hare on the snow-white expanses of Greenland. In northern Canada, the islands of Newfoundland and Labrador. In summer they go down to low places where grass grows. But in winter, in order to get food, they have to dig deep snowdrifts.
Reach 70 cm, and weigh from 4 to 5.4 kg. He has powerful hind legs, with the help of which he easily jumps on loose snow. This is the largest that lives in the vastness of North America.
Black hares
We conclude our review on most-beauty.ru with animals of an unusual color. According to the characteristic, hares are usually gray, but there are also original, so to speak, dark-haired individuals.
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Woody climbing
Lives only on the Ryukko archipelago and nowhere else. This is a descendant of an ancient family that lived on the planet more than 20 million years ago.
You can meet his various names. One of the most common is Amami, in honor of the island in the Sea of Japan, where they live. In Japan itself, it is often called the Japanese rabbit.
These cute creatures have soft fur, short ears and a ponytail. It does not build nests, but digs holes in which it spends daylight hours. The search for food leads at night. Thus, he still escapes from natural enemies.
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Black brown
An amazing creature from a family of rabbits lives on Espiritu Santo in the Gulf of Mexico. It also occurs in mainland Mexico.
It got its specific name because of the original coat color. Lives in open spaces, and the main ones in the diet are shoots of bushes. With pleasure they eat some types of cacti. They build open nests, in which they are located during the day, and lead mainly a nocturnal lifestyle.
The female brings offspring, and after a couple of days the rabbits are ready for independent life. But the female continues to take care of the offspring, when little hares master new territories.
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Conclusion
So we found out what hares are. In the post-Soviet space, “hares” are called fare dodgers in public transport. Those who are older fell in love with a hare from the cult Soviet cartoon “Well, wait a minute!”. In Russian tales, he is one of the keepers of Koschey’s death. Among the kids, trinkets in the form of fluffy hares that cling to backpacks and gadgets are popular.
The editors of most-beauty.ru will be happy to read your comments about the most beautiful, interesting and unusual hares that you have seen.