Speaking of babies and reproduction, snowshoe hares, like all bunnies, are breeding machines. While reading about snowshoe hares I kept finding this interesting nugget; females can conceive a ...

There, baby cottontails are born in litters of 4-6 with eyes closed, no hair and quite helpless. Cottontail rabbits mature quickly, ... The other rabbit in Minnesota is the snowshoe hare.

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 ...

Snowshoe hare hunting is a great way to get some fresh air and exercise during the winter months while honing your hunting skills and marksmanship. Perhaps the best benefit is in the pot.

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.

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. (Abagael Giles/Vermont Public) ...

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 ...

If you live in or near the Appalachian Mountains and have areas above 3,000 feet in elevation, you may be able to find snowshoe hares. If you decide to join me in this pursuit, good luck, because ...

(WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is asking all cottontail rabbit and snowshoe hare hunters for help regarding a rapidly spreading virus and snowshoe hare distribution and coloration.