How do they manage this? It turns out that snowshoe hares, like their rabbit cousins, have twin uteri. Imagine a duplex; the first litter can occupy one while a new litter is conceived in the second.

Cottontail rabbits and snowshoe hares Minnesota is home to two varieties of the small mammal we simply refer to as rabbits. In Duluth we are in the midst of the overlapping ranges of those two ...

In the high country, the brown snowshoe hare turns white in winter. Named for its extra-large, fur-bottomed hind feet, the snowshoe hare can clear 12 feet in a single jump and moves easily in ...

Northland Nature: Snowshoe hares survive lack of snow Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books.

Snowshoe rabbits are actually medium-sized hares. Long ears and large, wide hind feet matted with hair differentiate the snowshoe hare from the cottontail rabbit. Four types of rabbits and three ...

Snowshoe hares are part of the leporidae family and have evolved certain traits to help them survive against their predators. One of these traits is the ability to change its fur color depending on ...

(WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is asking all cottontail rabbit and snowshoe hare hunters for help regarding a rapidly spreading virus and snowshoe hare distribution and coloration ...

As Wisconsin gets warmer, its snow season gets shorter — meaning snowshoe hares no longer blend in with their surroundings.

Discover how the snowshoe hare population cycle links to sunspot cycles and the ecology of these intriguing bunnies.

Did you get a deer this year? If not, sorry, no venison steaks for you this New Year’s. Fortunately, cottontail and snowshoe hare hunting seasons don’t close until Feb. 27. If you can’t dine on ...

Though the strange growths on these animals may look intimidating, experts say there’s not much to worry about, and they're ...