The large hind feet, long ears, short tail, and typical rabbit shape distinguish this snowshoe hare, the only "rabbit" throughout much of the Adirondack Park. From mid-December until late April, the ...

An international scientific team led by UM Associate Professor Jeffrey Good and graduate student Matthew Jones set out to discover how snowshoe hares have evolved to molt to a white coat in areas ...

A white or light brown spot or blaze is present on the forehead. Adults are 380-461 mm (15-18 in) in length and weigh approximately 825-1350 g (1.8-3.0 lb). Females are slightly larger than males. The ...

Every few years, snowshoe hare numbers in the Canadian Yukon climb to a peak. As hare populations increase, so do those of their predators: lynx and coyotes. Then the hare population plummets and ...

The aptly named snowshoe hare has especially large ... Its fur perfectly matches its snowy, white world – but it doesn’t look like this all year round. Throughout the spring and summer ...

They also have a snow-white winter coat that turns brown when ... mothers and can survive on their own in a month or less. Snowshoe hare populations fluctuate cyclically about once a decade ...

Imagine a world where the very ground beneath your feet dictates your chances of survival. For the snowshoe hare and the cottontail, this is not just imagination—it’s reality. These fascinating ...