Hare
length:
up to 65 centimeters
weight:
up to 6 kilograms
color:
grey-brown with black tips on ears and tail
age:
up to 7 years old
food:
grass, herbs, crops, buds and tree bark
movement:
loping, running, swimming
enemies:
land predators, raptors, people
reproduction:
Mature: 6-8 months
Litter: 3-4 per year
Young: 1-8 young per nest
- Dut: Haas (heihaas, zandhaas)
- Eng: brown hare (common hare)
- Fren: Lièvre (Lièvre brun)
- Ger: Feldhase (Europäische Feldhase)
- Nor: Hare
- Lat: Lepus europaeus
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- Hare in clover, foto fitis, sytske dijksen
Hare
'To be as fast as a hare' is a very appropriate expression. When hares are chased, they can run up to 75 kilometers per hour, often making abrupt turns without slowing down. They easily jump 5 to 7 meters and are not bad swimmers either. But usually when hares are in danger, they lie stock-still, flattened against the ground. They generally only run away when danger approaches too closely.
- Distribution and habitat
- Hare in clover, foto fitis, sytske dijksen
Hares can be found everywhere, in open as well as woody areas. They are found on all of the Wadden Islands in the polders and on the salt marshes. They survive well in dune areas where rabbits have disappeared. They do not live in burrows like rabbits, but make forms. These are resting areas on the ground where they fit snugly and where the vegetation serves as a wind-screen.
- On marshes
- Hunting
- Hare on Texel, foto fitis, sytske dijksen
Due to the damage they cause to (agricultural) crops, hares are allowed to be hunted from 15 October till 31 December. Outside of this period, licenses for hunting hares are only given for incidental damage.
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