Monday, March 7, 2016

Nesting


Unlike the rabbit, the hare is solitary and does not dig burrows, but instead lives entirely above ground. It is able to adapt to a variety of habitats and so is one of the most widely distributed land animals in the world.

During the day it rests and sleeps in a form, which it makes by scraping out a shallow depression in the ground, just fitting its body when crouching low. The form may be against a hedge, in short grass, scrub or a ploughed furrow. When lying in its form with ears laid flat, a hare is well-camouflaged.

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See also the previous posts:
Life Above Ground
Unhoused
Morning Light XV

Image: "Nesting Hare" by Deborah Sheehy.

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