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Brown Hare

Lepus europaeus

Photo by MickGrant
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Field Notes

Description:

Large Rabbit like animal with long legs becoming threatened by agricultural mono cropping and encroachment of housing developments

Habitat:

Large open fields with hedges and copse like woodland nearby - Hares have an above ground nest called a "Form"

Notes:

Hunted by rich tourists in some parts of the UK

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PublishedJuly 21, 2011

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