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	Arctic Hare
		The arctic hare is not the same thing as a snowshoe hare.
		The major difference between a rabbit and a hare is that the young of a hare are born open-eyed and furred.
		In the summertime the arctic hare is brown with fl flecks.
	library.thinkquest.org /3500/arctic_hare.html (669 words)

	Arctic Hare - information (Canadian animals)
		The arctic hare lives throughout the tundra of Canada from Newfoundland to the Northwest Territories.
		Hares are able to survive the Arctic winters by huddling together in snow drifts, under bushes or behind rocks.
		Arctic hare are the food for Snowy Owls, other birds of prey, wolves, foxes, weasels and polar bears.
	www.saskschools.ca /~gregory/arctic/Ahare.html (600 words)

	Arctic Hares
		Arctic hares eat woody plants, such as willow twigs, also can eat roots, mosses, etc. While being vegetarians, according to Ukaliq [2] these hares are known to occasionally eat meat.
		Arctic hares are also reported to eat mosses, lichens, buds, berries, blooms, leaves, saxifrages, cinquefoils, campoins, sedges, seaweed, bark, willow twigs and roots, crowberry, and the meat from the traps of hunters.
		Arctic hares in the winter usually feed in areas where snow is shallow or plants are exposed by wind.
	www.alexandgregory.com /hares.html (1617 words)

	* Arctic Hare - (Animals): Definition
		The arctic hare has a white coat in the wintertime (the winter coat), and in the summertime they are gray in color.
		The arctic hare inhabits the tundra regions of Canada from Newfoundland west to the Mackenzie delta and north to the tip of Ellesmere Island.
		Some hares include the common hare, the jack rabbit, the Arctic hare, the snowshoe hare, the European hare, and the blue hare.
	en.mimi.hu /animals/arctic_hare.html (308 words)

	arctic99.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The adaptations of the walrus for the Arctic are diet,blubber, it's circulation system,and it's whiskers.
		The habitat of the caribou is in the Arctic tundra of Russia, Alaska, and Canada.
		Arctic hares make nests, in stead of burrows like other hares, becuase it is hard to dig through the ice and snow.
	www.alcdsb.on.ca /~mart/junior/arctic99.html (844 words)

	Edge of the Arctic Shelf
		Arctic foxes follow polar bears far out onto the ice, eating the remains of polar bear kills (which never spoil thanks to the subfreezing temperatures).
		Hares are born ready for survival, with open eyes and a full coat, and can be running soon after birth.
		Lemmings are at the bottom of numerous arctic food chains, and their population is critical to the populations of their predators.
	www.whoi.edu /science/PO/arcticedge/arctic_west02/facts/facts_wildlife.html (2013 words)

	Acrtic Animals · Unique Arctic Animals
		Arctic hares box with eachother, but they do not bite eachother.
		Hare watching out for predators that may be near by.
		What this hare is doing is cuddling in the snow, they can do this for hours in freezing conditions.
	www.freewebs.com /itscoldouthere/arctichare.htm (200 words)

	Hares: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
		Newborn hares are soon able to hop around and leave the nest, but the helpless baby rabbits do not even open their eyes for 7 to 10 days.
		The Alaskan hare is larger—22 to 28 inches (.5-.7 m) in length and 6 to 12 pounds (2.7-5.4 kg) in weight.
		The arctic hare is also important as a source of food and fur.
	www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/smgame/hares.php (952 words)

	Alaska Refuges - Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
		Arctic hares are larger than snowshoe hares: 22 to 28 inches in length.
		Arctic hares have ears that are flish along the edges and a tail that remains white year-round.
		The reproductive season of the Arctic hare starts later than that of the snowshoe hare, and there is probably only one litter per year.
	www.r7.fws.gov /nwr/togiak/wildlife/hares.htm (369 words)

	NatureWorks - Arctic Hare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Arctic hare is the largest hare in North America.
		The Arctic hare lives in the tundra and in rocky mountainous areas.
		The Arctic hare mates between April and May. Males may box with their front legs over a female.
	www.nhptv.org /natureworks/arctichare.htm (390 words)

	Arctic Hare
		The arctic hare, Lepus arcticus, is a very large member of the hare and rabbit family, weighing more than 4 kg.
		Hares can be distinguished from rabbits in that they are born open-eyed and furred, whereas rabbits are born naked with closed eyes.
		The arctic hare remains active year-round, feeding on arctic willow, crowberry, meat, and seaweed.
	www.arctic.uoguelph.ca /cpl/organisms/mammals/Terrestrial/archare.htm (182 words)

	Arctic hare (Lepus timidus) - picture and info
		The Arctic hare reaches a length of 70 cm and a weight of 3 kg, which is a little less than the measurements of its well-known relative, the European hare.
		Hares are capable of seeing their surroundings within an angle of 360 degrees and detecting a possible danger very soon.
		Arctic hares inhabiting extreme arctic regions wear their "white dress" even during summer, whereas Irish populations don't exchange their brown fur for a white one at all.
	magazine.naturspot.de /text/arctic-hare.html (897 words)

	THE ARCTIC HARE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Arctic and snowshoe hares are almost the same kind of mammal.
		Breeding seasons for the Arctic and the snowshoe hare are in the spring and are in the summer.
		Its predators are the Arctic fox, the weasel, snowy owl, and the lynx.
	www.ucls.uchicago.edu /students/projects/1996-97/Hillocks96/arctic_hare.html (437 words)

	NATURE. Living Edens: Arctic Oasis. Eco Explorer \| PBS
		The arctic hare faces a number of challenges, including a limited food base, snow that covers its nourishment for two-thirds of the year, and predators that attack from all sides.
		Hares traveling in groups are unique to the Arctic, suggesting that the animals have learned over generations of behavioral change that predators are less likely to attack large groups of these small mammals.
		Arctic char avoid shallow bodies of water that can freeze entirely, and meet to spawn in larger streams or inter-bay waterways that are deep enough to keep from freezing.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/nature/arcticoasis/eco_explorer4.html (1272 words)

	Life is hard for Arctic plants and animals
		Arctic foxes grow long hairs on the soles of their feet to give them traction on ice and extra insulation.
		Arctic hares, ptarmigans, Arctic foxes, collared lemmings, and Arctic weasels all change color and are called "varying" hares, etc. for this reason.
		Hares shelter under shallow pits in the snow and also sit atop snowdrifts on the lee side of boulders.
	www.wonderquest.com /april-writer/ch8-plants-animals.htm (3685 words)

	Arctic hare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The arctic hare is also an important source of food to the polar bear, arctic fox, wolves, and birds of prey.
		The arctic fox is actually the biggest threat to the arctic hare like regular fox's are the biggest threat to regular hares.
		The arctic hare mates at the year of one and have two to three litters a year.
	www.asij.ac.jp /elementary/projects/3-s/webgame/ajr/title.htm (415 words)

	Arctic_Hare
		Hares that live in the far northern regions of the Arctic keep their white fur all year long.
		Arctic hares sometimes huddle together in large groups of 150 to 200 members.
		The biggest enemies of the Arctic hare are the fox, the polar bear, the wolverine, and the ermine.
	www.geocities.com /rehm12/arctic_hare.htm (445 words)

	Arctic Hare
		The arctic hare has a white coat in the wintertime (the winter coat), and in the summertime they are gray in color.
		The arctic hare will live with about 200 other hares, and will often work together to achieve what is needed for their survival.
		The arctic hare mates around April, and the offspring is born in late May. About six kittens are born on average, and are protected by the mother for the first few days of their life.
	www.canadianfauna.com /arctichare.php (322 words)

	Arctic hare
		The arctic hare is large, up to 28 inches in length and weighing an average of 7 - 12 pounds.
		Arctic hares are nocturnal and crepuscular and most of the time are solitary animals.
		Young hares weigh 2 - 4 ounces at birth, are fully furred and have their eyes wide open.
	www.wildcam.com /guides/critter.jsp?animalid=26 (357 words)

	Arctic Hare
		This is because the ears allow heat to escape, and Arctic hares need to be able to withstand very cold temperatures, so their ears are only a few inches long, to conserve heat.
		Although it is commonly believed that male hares do not play a role in bringing up the leverets, in one case, eyewitnesses tell of a male helping a female defend the young from attack by a fox.
		Arctic hares can be found either alone or in groups of 10 to 300 hares, especially while feeding, so that some of the hares act as lookouts, while the others devote their attention to eating.
	www.robstewartphotography.com /facts/Arctichare.asp?i_id=433 (521 words)

	Arctic Hare - Environment and Conservation
		In winter the arctic hare is white except for the fl tips of its ears.
		Arctic hares are quite gregarious and are sometimes observed in very large groups.
		In fact, competition over food with the snowshoe is probably one of the factors responsible for the decline in Arctic hare numbers on the island.
	www.env.gov.nl.ca /env/wildlife/ourwldlife/gamespecies/smallgame/arctic_hare.htm (353 words)

	Ladywildlife's Barbary Sheep Page
		The hares living in the southern part of the Arctic move into the forests that border the tundra (Arctic plain) at the onset of winter, which give them some protection from the cold winds.
		During the day, the Arctic hare rests in a shallow hole that it scrapes in the ground, called a form.
		Although this is a longer gestation period than is usual for hares, the extra time spent developing in the mother’s womb means that the leverets are well developed at birth, which increases their chances of survival in the harsh environment.
	ladywildlife.com /animal/arctichare.html (827 words)

	Arctic Hare
		The Arctic hare inhabits the tundra regions of Canada from Newfoundland west to the Mackenzie River Delta and north to the tip of Ellesmere Island.
		On the High Arctic islands where hares retain their white coats year-round, they sometimes band together into groups of hundreds of individuals.
		In the extreme cold of the Arctic winter, hares dig dens in hardened drifts, and, while resting, they sit on their well-furred hind feet hunched into a heat-conserving ball.
	www.nature.ca /notebooks/english/archare.htm (163 words)

	Arctic Hare, Arctic Hare Profile, Facts, Information, Photos, Pictures, Sounds, Habitats, Reports, News - National ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hares are a bit larger than rabbits, and they typically have taller hind legs and longer ears.
		Arctic hares are sometimes loners but they can also be found in groups of dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of individuals.
		Food can be scarce in the Arctic, but the hares survive by eating woody plants, mosses, and lichens which they may dig through the snow to find in winter.
	www3.nationalgeographic.com /animals/mammals/arctic-hare.html (413 words)

	Anirniliit - those which breathe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The tale of "the fox and the hare" tells how a hare married a female fox, promising to provide her with all the prey she needed to eat.
		In spite of the hare's ability to run and hide, it is still regarded as the animal with the highest mortality on the tundra.
		Although arctic hares did not constitute a large source of food or clothing, the Inuit valued them enough to try to reduce the numbers of predatory falcons and owls that, as they said, "wasted ptarmigans and rabbits" (IOHP 004).
	www.polarlife.ca /Traditional/traditional/animals/hare.htm (555 words)

	The Arctic Hare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The arctic hare lives on the tundra in the arctic.It has a pure white coat that camouflages it against the snow and thick long hair to keep it warm.
		The arctic hare is also known as the snowshoe hare because of the way it is able to run on extremely thick layers of snow.
		The hare is a vital source of food for other animals such as the arctic fox, the polar bear, wolves and birds of prey.
	www.stuff.co.uk /media/polar-relay/wildlife/hare.html (183 words)

	Rabbits & Hares
		Hares are born with full coat of fur and opened eyes, rabbits are born blind and without fur.
		Normally shy animals, hares change their behavior in spring, when they can be seen in broad daylight chasing one another around meadows; this appears to be competition between males to attain dominance (and hence more access to breeding females).
		The hispid hare is living in southern Himalayan mountain chain and was thought extinct in 1964 until spotted again in 1966.
	www.alexandgregory.com /rabbits.html (3092 words)

	Nearctica - Biomes - Northern Boreal Forest - Mammals - Snowshoe Hare
		The hare is white in the winter time and brown in the summer and fall.
		Habitat: The Snowshoe Hare occurs in forests, thickets, and swamps and marshes in the Northern Boreal Forest.
		The Snowshoe Hare is one of the predominant prey animals of a variety of predators including the Canada Lynx, Gray Wolf, and a variety of eagles and owls.
	www.nearctica.com /biomes/boreal/bmammal/hare.htm (312 words)

	Arctic Wolf
		Able to tolerate years of sub-zero temperatures, up to five months of darkness a year, and weeks without food, the arctic wolf lives in one of the few places on earth where it is safe from the greatest threat of all - man. Arctic wolves inhabit some of the most inhospitable terrain in the world.
		The arctic wolf preys on lemmings and arctic hare, but its most substantial source of food is musk oxen and caribou.
		The arctic wolf is the only subspecies still found over the whole of its original range.
	www.cosmosmith.com /arctic_wolves.html (601 words)

	Arctic Hare_Cindy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The younger hares are taken by gray falcons, snowy owls arctic fox, and ermine.
		In the spring between 4 to 7 baby hares are born.
		The leverets are eaten by the arctic wolf, lynx, grey wolf, arctic fox, and the snowy owl.
	www.scs.sk.ca /aug/grassroots/herrick/cindy/Arctic_Hare_Cindy.html (365 words)

	Eco Field Guide: Snowshoe hare
		Hares are unique from rabbits in that aspect because young rabbits are born blind and without fur.
		From that, it can be assumed that either its population is healthy or their populations have not been counted yet.
		Did you know that snowshoe hare change their fur coat twice a year – a thin brown coat for the summer and a heavy white coat for the winter?
	www.ecokidsonline.com /pub/eco_info/topics/field_guide/mammals/hare.cfm (262 words)

	Arctic Tundra
		The Arctic tundra, vast plains filled with grasses, flowers, mosses and lichen, is located north of the taiga forests in Earth’s north polar region.
		Other animals, such as the Arctic hare, musk ox, and ptarmigan, have adaptations that allow them to survive the fierce conditions of the Arctic tundra year-round.
		Many of the animals that remain in the arctic tundra during the winter hibernate, which allows them to not eat at all during the winter.
	www.windows.ucar.edu /tour/link=/earth/polar/arctic_tundra.html (435 words)

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