Hare-hare

Hare-hare is a fairly large animal. Its mass is about four to five kilograms. Sometimes there are seven individuals. The largest hare is found in the northern regions of its habitat. The smallest individuals are common in the Caspian and in the Ciscaucasia.

It should be noted that the hare-hare and the hare-hare differ markedly from each other. So, the second is much larger than the first.

The hare-hare in the summer has a brownish- or yellowish-gray or pure gray color. On the wool are visible dark pestriny. In winter, the individuals inhabiting the southern areas, the color does not change. Hare-hare, living in the north, noticeably lighter. In this case, the back and head remain dark. The animal's wool is shiny, it differs by its great waviness, this makes the dark ripples more noticeable. The tail is somewhat elongated, painted black or dark brown in all seasons. The ears of the hare-hare are long, protruding (when bending) over the tip of the nose. The outer edge is bordered by a black strip. The animal has long legs, but comparatively narrow paws. Sexual dimorphism does not appear in coloration.

The hare-hare in the forest zone is found mainly in the fields. In rare cases, it settles in glades, forest edges, shrub thickets or extensive felling. The animal can often be seen in settlements, especially in winter. Favorable conditions for the living of the animal are those places in which small copses alternate with agricultural lands and shrub thickets with a developed network of ravines.

Animals are active mainly at night and twilight hours. In the north, however, you can observe the hares that feed in the daytime.

In the summer, the animal's lodge is a small pit. The animal digs it under the cover of a bush at a short distance from the feeding area. This hare can be used several times. It should be noted that shelters are located mainly in accordance with weather conditions and the time of year. So, in the spring, the beast arranges most of the time on warmed places. In the summer, on the contrary, in cooler. In rainy weather the hare tries to keep on the drier hills, in the absence of rain, on the contrary, in the lowlands. In winter, the animal arranges the animal from the leeward side of some shelter. In winter, as in the autumn, hares can lie in haystacks, on the outskirts of settlements, near buildings.

On the couch from the place of feeding animals move, confusing tracks and making notes, loops and twins. When a hare makes a note, it tries to jump over a hummock or into a bush so that its trail was invisible.

The animal feeds on plant food. At the same time uses different types of herbs. This and wild plants, which include dandelion, bird mountaineer, tansy, chicory, clover, rape, alfalfa and others. It feeds on hare and cultivated plants. These include cereals, sunflower, buckwheat. In the north of the range, the animal can consume bark and shoots of trees and shrubs. However, as a rule, this is observed in unfavorable years, when herbaceous plants are covered by a large amount of snow.

Earlier than in a year hares reach sexual maturity. The timing of reproduction depends on climatic and geographical conditions.

Twice a year the animals moult. In different parts of the habitat the time of molting differs. Spring in most of the territory falls between March and May. The most intensive beasts moult in April. In September, autumn moult begins. With an early drop in temperature, it passes faster and ends in November. In warm weather - can drag on until December. The direction of the spring molt is to the back of the body from the head. The direction of the autumn, on the contrary, to the head.