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AZ Animals on MSNArctic Hares: The Fast, Camouflaged, and Social Creatures of the TundraAmong these animals is the Arctic hare, the largest hare in North America. The Arctic hare has large claws on all four feet, but the ones on its hind legs are unusually long, allowing it to dig into ...
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Techno-Science.net on MSNWhy do some animals change color in summer?In nature, it's not uncommon to observe animals that change color with the seasons. You may have heard of the arctic fox or ...
I saw my first Arctic hare in the Bristol Bay area in the early 1970s. ... Hares change color based on light, thus a white critter on brown tundra is quite vulnerable.
So, it wasn’t hard to spot an Arctic Hare, mostly because of their adaptation. You see, Arctic Hares adapt to their environment, which means they turn white in winter to blend into the snowy ...
Exhibit case displays Arctic Mammals in the Hall of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History. Some of the animals exhibited include the Arctic hare, the Musk ox, and the Arctic ground squirrel.
These amazing hares have a super thick white winter coat that keeps them warm. However, when the snow melts in the spring, the Arctic hare grows a brown or grey coat that is also much thinner.
Arctic Hare: This fluffy creature has a thick coat of fur that turns white in winter, providing camouflage in the snow. Its large hind legs help it to leap through deep snow in search of food.
Arctic Hare: This fluffy creature has a thick coat of fur that turns white in winter, providing camouflage in the snow. Its large hind legs help it to leap through deep snow in search of food.
Right: An Arctic hare (Wikipedia/Steve Sayles/CC BY-SA 2.0) The Easter bunny could also be a white-tailed jackrabbit which, despite its name, isn't a rabbit. It's a hare!
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