For the snowshoe hare and the cottontail, this is not just imagination—it’s reality. These fascinating creatures illustrate ...

As winter loosens its grip on the northern states and it finally feels like spring, my mind turns to all the changes in nature. In particular, the animals in the northern climates that change the c… ...

The snowshoe hare requires 300g (10.6 oz) of browse per day, and uses the two pairs of upper incisors to cleanly sever the twigs, buds, and bark of woody vegetation during the winter. It prefers small ...

Snowshoe hares are part of the leporidae family and have evolved certain traits to help them survive against their predators. One of these traits is the ability to change its fur color depending on ...

It took a tricky bushwhack up and over downed trees and through a bog to get to this place, but we were standing in what Siren said is prime snowshoe hare habitat. Snowshoe hares change their fur ...

Those who rabbit hunt with beagle hounds often look forward to a chance to hunt the snowshoe hare. Snowshoes are known to run huge routes when pursued by beagles, sometimes for miles.

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.

Snowshoe hare. With “snow” in the name, these hares are among the best-known color-changing mammals. Their summer-brown fur blends in with shadowy woods and brush until late fall.

Kelsey Haas poses with the snowshoe hare at Grewingk Glacier on Nov. 26, 2022. (Courtesy Kelsey Haas) It was late November and Homer resident Kelsey Haas was skating to the Grewingk Glacier with a ...

Snowshoe Hare Research Video (VIDEO) The University ... with prolonged winter snow cover while populations from mild coastal environments of the Pacific Northwest retain brown fur year ...