Many people mistake rabbits and hares.They are both in a group called lagomorphs.There is a difference between them!
They both look very much alike, and it is easy confused. In fact, some of them have given them the wrong names! For example, the Jackrabbit is actually a hare and the Blegian Hare is actually a rabbit! They are both in a group called lagomorphs.
Rabbits give birth to their young in fur-lined nests, but hares give birth on the ground. Baby rabbits are born furless and with their eyes closed, but newborn hares have fur and their eyes open. In less than five minutes, baby hares are able to hop and they are ready to leave home almost immediately!
Hares usually grow bigger than rabbits. They have longer legs, feet, and ears! Hares rarely dig burrows, as some rabbits do. When a rabbit senses danger, it hops for cover. It tries to run and hide from a predator. But a hare will leap long distances across an open field. It attempts to outrun its enemy.
Rabbits are more social than hares. Rabbits like to live in groups , but hares usually live alone.
Today's question is: Which one do you like better?
Burrow: A hole dug in the ground by an animal for use as a home.
Sometimes, rabbits goes into other burrows to live in!
Signed,
Kevin Ping-An Tang
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