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The large hind feet, long ears, short tail, and typical rabbit shape distinguish this snowshoe hare, the only "rabbit" throughout much of the Adirondack Park. From mid-December until late April, the ...
Biologist Alexej Siren shows a set of snowshoe hare tracks in the snow in the White Mountains. The hares have very large paws to help them travel quickly over the snow.
The snowshoe hare is one of approximately 20 animals in the world that turn white in the winter, and it’s one that faces some serious concerns here in the Keystone State due to climate change ...
A snowshoe hare bounds through the snow. Richard Seeley/Get Wild The snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus, is a classic winter mammal in Summit County, with snowshoe feet ready for snow anytime.
With climate change, one upcoming issue for snowshoe hares is coat mismatch-with increasingly shorter snow seasons snowshoe hares are often turning white before there is any snow on the ground.
Snowshoe hares are among 21 bird and mammal species in boreal forest that turn white for winter, which scientists call seasonal molting. This study is the first to track how seasonal molting has ...
LONG POND – It was the coldest day of winter in 2018, but it was also the opening day of the five-day Pennsylvania snowshoe hare season. So even the single digits and wind chill could not dis… ...
The snowshoe hare changes its coat color with the seasons, donning a white coat in winter to blend with the snowy backdrop and a brown one in summer to match the earth.
Snowshoe hare have adapted to their northern climes by changing their pelage (fur) color from brown to white in winter, but sometimes mother nature plays a nasty trick. With a lack of snow they ...
Snowshoe hares like to nibble on the protein-rich buds of young hardwoods, but especially spruce and fir. These 10- 15-year-old saplings have low, dense boughs that help the hares hide from predators.