SNOWSHOE HARE :-

LARGE BROAD HIND FEET MATTED WITH COARSE HAIRS DISTINGUISH THE SNOWSHOE HARE FROM THE COTTONTAIL RABBIT AND IN WINTER ENABLE THE HARE BOUND NIMBLY ACROSS THE DEEPEST SNOWS OF ITS WOODLAND DOMAIN  THE HARE ABILITY  TO CHANGE COATS WITH THE SEASONS FROM SUMMER BROWNS AND BUFFS TO WINTER WHITE (RIGHT) GIVES IT AN ALTERNATIVE NAME THE VARYING HARE.....

 

WEIGHING IN AT ABOUT 3 POUNDS (1.4 KG) THE SNOWSHOE HARE ONLY SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN COTTONTAIL RANKS AS THE SMALLEST OF ITS GENUS.SNOWSHOE HARE POPULATION FLUCTUATE WIDELY OVER 10-YEAR CYCLES A VARIETY OF DISEASES INDUCED BY OVERCOMING ARE THOUGHT TO DECIMATE THEM PERIODICALLY.........