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ARCTIC HARE

ARCTIC HARE. By josh. Burley. LOCATED.

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ARCTIC HARE

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  1. ARCTIC HARE By josh. Burley

  2. LOCATED • The Arctic Hare is located in extreme northern Canada and various parts of Greenland.Arctic Hares can be found in various tundra areas of Greenland and northern Canada.  They will sometimes forage shelters in the snow to help them survive the extremely cold temperatures of the tundra.       

  3. DIET • The Arctic Hare's diet consists of bugs, berries, twigs, mosses, woody plants and other types of vegetation that can be found in the tundra.     

  4. SIZE AND DESCRIPTION • The average length of an Arctic Hare is about 20 - 26 inches.  Their weight will usually be between 8 and 14 pounds. Arctic Hares have an all white coat in the winter, and in the summer the coat may change to a blue-gray or gray-brown coat.  Arctic Hares have large hind feet that enable them to move very quickly across the snow.  They also have claws that help them to dig through the snow when looking for mosses or other vegetation to eat.       

  5. REPRODUCTION • Arctic Hares will mate in early spring and the female will give birth to a litter usually in June or early July. • The babys name is called a leveret.

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  7. predators • Arctic hares are food for snowy owls, other birds of prey, wolves, foxes, weasels, and polar bears. So it must always be alert and ready to hop away if it senses an enemy. People are also hunting arctic hares for food and other reasons.

  8. The reason why I chose this animal • The reason I chose this animal is because cargo public school primary kids had to do an animal on a tundra animal. I chose the arctic hare because I have never herd of it before and its cute

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