Brown Hare

Lepus europaeus

The Brown Hare is a fast and agile animal with long ears and strong legs. They love to hop around fields and meadows, especially at dusk and dawn.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Brown Hare has a lean body, long powerful legs, and very long ears tipped with black. Its fur is a mix of brown and grey, appearing lighter on its belly. It looks different from a rabbit due to its larger size and characteristic black ear tips.

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Brown Hare

Kategorie

Säugetiere

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Brown Hare babies, called leverets, are left hidden alone in shallow dips to avoid attracting predators!

Hares can digest tough plant material like bark thanks to special microbes in their gut!

Hares often box each other during 'Mad March', but it's usually a female fending off an unwanted male!

Their eyes are positioned on the sides of their head, giving them an almost 360-degree view of their surroundings!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Brown Hares can run incredibly fast because of their strong hind legs, helping them escape predators quickly.

Brown Hares can leap far and high, which helps them clear obstacles or confuse a chasing predator.

Brown Hares have long, swivelling ears that help them pinpoint the exact location of distant sounds like predators.

Brown Hares are born with fur and open eyes that help them run and hide from danger almost immediately.

Maße und Details

Länge: 48-75 cm
Gewicht: 2.5-6.5 kg
Lebenserwartung: 4-7 Jahre
Top Speed: 72 km/h
Wurfgröße: 1-5
Tragzeit: 41-42 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Brown Hares munch on plants like grass, herbs, and crops to get their energy.

Hauptnahrung

grasses
herbs
clover
cereal crops
bark
root vegetables

Nahrungssuche

Grazing

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Main predator in many areas.

eaten by

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Large bird of prey that hunts hares.

eaten by

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

Bubo bubo

Nocturnal hunter of hares.

eats

Orchard Grass

Dactylis glomerata

A common food source.

eats

White Clover

Trifolium repens

Favoured food item.

Merkmale

Pelzig

Pelzig beschreibt Tiere, die eine dichte Schicht aus weichen Haaren oder Fell besitzen.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.