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The Canada lynx is remarkable for its gait, going by successive leaps with the back arched. Its diet consists primarily of the snowshoe hare.

Canada Lynx

The Canada lynx is remarkable for its gait, going by successive leaps with the back arched. Its diet…

Hares are larger than rabbits, with longer ears and hind legs. They live above ground in nests. Hares have more than four front sharp teeth.

Hare

Hares are larger than rabbits, with longer ears and hind legs. They live above ground in nests. Hares…

The Ptarmigans have feet much like those of a hare. Their legs and toes and soles of the feet are covered with feathers.

Ptarmigan

The Ptarmigans have feet much like those of a hare. Their legs and toes and soles of the feet are covered…

Hand-shadow of Rabbit

Rabbit

Hand-shadow of Rabbit

The Hare and the Tortoise. The tortoise crosses the finish line ahead of the hare. Slow and steady wins the race.

Aesop's Fables

The Hare and the Tortoise. The tortoise crosses the finish line ahead of the hare. Slow and steady wins…

Man tosses bits of paper as he runs.

Hare and Hounds

Man tosses bits of paper as he runs.

the internal anatomy of a rabbit.

Rabbit

the internal anatomy of a rabbit.

Cross section of abdomen of a rabbit.

Rabbit

Cross section of abdomen of a rabbit.

The hare.

Hare

The hare.

"The difference between the hare and this animal is numerous and striking. In a state of nature, the rabbit is considerably less than the hare; ears are shorter than the head; the tail is not so long as the thigh; and th whole action and motion of the animal are less vigorous and fleet than those of the hare." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Rabbit

"The difference between the hare and this animal is numerous and striking. In a state of nature, the…

"It has a head loner than usual with hares, and thickly covered with cur, even the tip of the nose; numerous hairs in the wiskers; ears not long but rounded; legs very short; soles furred beneath: its whole coat very soft, long, and smooth, with a thich, long, fine down beneath of a brownish lead-color. " — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Calling Hare

"It has a head loner than usual with hares, and thickly covered with cur, even the tip of the nose;…

"Is considerably smaller than the common agouti, being about the size of a rabbit, while the species approaches the dimensions of the hare. Its general proportions and form, however, are the same; but the hairs of the back and sides, instead of being annulated with various-colored rings as in that species, are nearly uniform black, while the long hairs of the croup are perfectly so; the belly and legs are equally covered with short dark hair. " — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Black Agouti

"Is considerably smaller than the common agouti, being about the size of a rabbit, while the species…

"Its general appearance reminds one of the hare. The body above is yellow, with a faint tinge of green in parts slightly mottled with black; below its golden yellow, with a faint reddish wash; the mustaches are black." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Cuvier's Lagotis

"Its general appearance reminds one of the hare. The body above is yellow, with a faint tinge of green…

The lammergeyer (Swiss for "lamb-killer") is a member of the vulture family, but has a notably feathered neck. It generally preys on live animals, such as wild goats, mountain hare, and various species of birds.

Lammergeyer

The lammergeyer (Swiss for "lamb-killer") is a member of the vulture family, but has a notably feathered…

"Is of a brownish fawn color, and about the size of a hare." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Kanchil

"Is of a brownish fawn color, and about the size of a hare." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

"The Aye-aye is an animal of Madagascar, so called from its cry, now referred to the lemur family. It is about the size of a hare, has large, flat ears and a bushy tail."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Aye-Aye

"The Aye-aye is an animal of Madagascar, so called from its cry, now referred to the lemur family. It…

Scene from the story, "The Hare and the Hedgehog."

Hare and Hedgehog

Scene from the story, "The Hare and the Hedgehog."

Scene from the story, "The Hare and the Hedgehog."

Hare

Scene from the story, "The Hare and the Hedgehog."

From a nursery rhyme, <em>Simple Simon Met a Pieman</em>. The Simple Simon went a-hunting for to catch a hare; He rode a goat about the street, but could not find one there. Simple Simon went to town to buy a piece of meat; He tied it to his horse's tail to keep it clean and sweet.

Simple Simon

From a nursery rhyme, Simple Simon Met a Pieman. The Simple Simon went a-hunting for to catch…

A rabbit with a tail like a ball of cotton.

Cottontail

A rabbit with a tail like a ball of cotton.

Wild rabbits are brownish in color with long erect ears.

Rabbit

Wild rabbits are brownish in color with long erect ears.

A South American rodent.

Chincha

A South American rodent.

"Side view of skull of Cape Jumping Hare. Pmx, premaxilla; Mx, maxilla; Ma, malar; Fr, frontal; L, lachrymal; Pa, parietal; Na, nasal; Sq, squamosal; Ty, tympanic; ExO, exoccipital; AS, alisphenoid; OS, orbito-sphenoid; Per, mastoid bulla." &mdash;The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1903

Cape Jumping Hare

"Side view of skull of Cape Jumping Hare. Pmx, premaxilla; Mx, maxilla; Ma, malar; Fr, frontal; L, lachrymal;…

"So a hare, in making for cover, often escapes a hound by making a number of quick turns. The greater inertia of the hound carries him to far, and thus obliges him to pass over a greater space, as seen [here], in which the continuous line shows the hare's path and the dotted line the hound's." &mdash;Quackenbos 1859

Inertia Demonstration

"So a hare, in making for cover, often escapes a hound by making a number of quick turns. The greater…

A small mammal living in high altitudes of Asia, Europe, and Western United States. Also known as the cony, calling hare, and little chief hare.

Pika

A small mammal living in high altitudes of Asia, Europe, and Western United States. Also known as the…

A hedgehog greets a snobby hare.

Hedgehog and Hare

A hedgehog greets a snobby hare.

A fox following the scent as he hunts a hare.

Fox Hunting

A fox following the scent as he hunts a hare.

The name of a genus of gasteropodous mollusca. These animals are slug-like in appearance, and derive their popular name from the prominent character of the front pair of tentacles, which somewhat resemble the ears of a hare

Sea Hare

The name of a genus of gasteropodous mollusca. These animals are slug-like in appearance, and derive…

A rabbit hopping in the woods.

Rabbit

A rabbit hopping in the woods.

One mother rabbit with six baby rabbits.

Rabbits

One mother rabbit with six baby rabbits.

Twelve rabbits in a row.

Twelve Rabbits

Twelve rabbits in a row.

"The greyhound is the swiftest of all the dogs, and is principally used in the pursuit of the hare, which amusement is termed coursing." -Wood

Greyhound

"The greyhound is the swiftest of all the dogs, and is principally used in the pursuit of the hare,…

Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world. There are seven different genera in the family classified as rabbits.

Rabbits

Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of…

An illustration of a hare.

Hare

An illustration of a hare.

Reynard the Fox tricking Kyward the hare into believing he could teach him how to be a good priest. But the fox wanted to eat the hare until Panther caught him.

Reynard the Fox: Tricking the Hare

Reynard the Fox tricking Kyward the hare into believing he could teach him how to be a good priest.…

Lion the king, Kyward the hare, and Bellin the ram set Reynard the Fox off on his pilgrimage with the bear's skin as his mail and the wolves' shoes as his own.

Reynard the Fox: Reynard's Pilgrimage

Lion the king, Kyward the hare, and Bellin the ram set Reynard the Fox off on his pilgrimage with the…

Reynard the Fox hunting Kyward the hare because he was the first to accuse Reynard of trickery.

Reynard the Fox: Hunting Kyward

Reynard the Fox hunting Kyward the hare because he was the first to accuse Reynard of trickery.

An illustration of a boy watching two rabbits dig two separate holes but believes that it is one large rabbit.

Boy Watching Two Rabbits Dig Holes

An illustration of a boy watching two rabbits dig two separate holes but believes that it is one large…

An illustration of a boy watching two rabbits dig holes.

Boy Watching Two Rabbits Dig Holes

An illustration of a boy watching two rabbits dig holes.

An illustration of a rabbit scratching its nose.

Rabbit Scratching Nose

An illustration of a rabbit scratching its nose.

Rabbits and hares.

Rabbits and Hares

Rabbits and hares.

The common name of campanula rotundifolia is blue-bell or hare-bell. The flowers of the soldanellaeflora variety are blue and grow on slender stems.

Flowers of Campanula Rotundifolia Soldanellaeflora

The common name of campanula rotundifolia is blue-bell or hare-bell. The flowers of the soldanellaeflora…

The common hare of Palestine.

Hare

The common hare of Palestine.

The Greyhound as a show dog is judged as follows: height and weight, ranging from 23 to 27 in. and from 40 to 70 lbs.; skull rather wide between the ears and flat on the top, with powerful, though not clumsy, jaws, and very strong teeth; eyes dark in color, and full of fire; ears rather small, and fine in texture; neck long and powerful (to enable it to reach the hare) yet graceful looking; chest of fair width, and very deep; body rather long, extremely powerful, especially at the loins, and slightly arched -- the back ribs being short, make the body appear tucked up; shoulders sloping; fore legs set in well under the dog, straight and powerful, with round, compact feet, the knuckles of the toes being well developed; hind quarters very powerful, with muscular thighs and well-bent stifles; tail long, and carried low; colors black, red, fawn, brindled, blue, white, either whole-colored or marked.

Greyhound

The Greyhound as a show dog is judged as follows: height and weight, ranging from 23 to 27 in. and from…

The Jumping Hare, also known as the Springhaas, is a large African jerboa (Pedetes caffer). In size, color, and the shape of the head and ears, the animal resembles a hare; but the tail is long and thickly haired throughout. There are five toes on the forefoot, and four toes on the hind. The animal inhabits both the plains and the mountains of S. Africa, and is especially common in Cape Colony. When feeding, it goes on all fours, but if alarmed, attempts to escape by the leaping movements characteristic of the family (Dipodidæ).

Jumping Hare

The Jumping Hare, also known as the Springhaas, is a large African jerboa (Pedetes caffer). In size,…