
The European hare, also known as the brown hare, eastern jackrabbit and eastern prairie hare, is a species of hare native to northern, central, and western Europe and western Asia. It is a mammal adapted to temperate, open country. It is related to the similarly appearing rabbit, which is in the same family but a different genus. It breeds on the ground rather than in a burrow and relies on speed to escape.
Similar species: Hares, Rabbits And Pikas
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Uploaded Jun 1, 2015. Captured May 30, 2011 19:12 in 1 Holme Close, Little Staughton, Bedford, Bedford MK44 2TA, UK.