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Snowshoe Hare

Lepus americanus

Habitat:

Tundra/Taiga

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3 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Gorgeous!

Robb Hannawacker
Robb Hannawacker 10 years ago

They over-populate, and take down willow populations. Then willow up their toxins, which cause a major decline in hare population. There obligate predator, the Canada Lynx population follows this trend with a year lag behind the hares' crashes and booms.

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Very nice spotting!

Robb Hannawacker
Spotted by
Robb Hannawacker

Alaska, USA

Spotted on May 18, 2009
Submitted on May 21, 2013

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