What do Americans call a Hare?
"hys Duchy of Lancaster. Agaynst the supplycacyon of beggars"": ""As mad not as a March hare, but as a madde dogge."" Although the phrase in general has been in continuous use since the 16th century, it was popularised in more recent times by Lewis Carroll in his 1865 children's book ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,"" in which the March Hare is a memorable character. Mad as a March hare To be as ""mad as a March hare"" is an English idiomatic phrase derived from the observed antics, said to occur only in the March breeding season of the European hare, ""Lepus"
"hare (""Caprolagus hispidus""), and four species known as red rock hares (comprising ""Pronolagus""). Conversely, Jackrabbits are hares, rather than rabbits. A hare less than one year old is called a leveret. A group of hares is called a ""drove"". Hares are swift animals: The European hare (""Lepus europaeus"") can run up to . The five species of jackrabbits found in central and western North America are able to run at , and can leap up to 3 m (10 ft) at a time. Normally a shy animal, the European brown hare changes its behavior in spring, when they can be"
"rely on the hare as part of their diet are also at risk. Snowshoe hare The snowshoe hare (""Lepus americanus""), also called the varying hare, or snowshoe rabbit, is a species of hare found in North America. It has the name ""snowshoe"" because of the large size of its hind feet. The animal's feet prevent it from sinking into the snow when it hops and walks. Its feet also have fur on the soles to protect it from freezing temperatures. For camouflage, its fur turns white during the winter and rusty brown during the summer. Its flanks are white year-round."
"sports are now illegal. The hare has been a traditional symbol of fertility and reproduction in some cultures, and its courtship behaviour in the spring inspired the English idiom ""mad as a March hare"". The European hare was first described in 1778 by German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas. It shares the genus ""Lepus"" (Latin for ""hare"") with 31 other hare and jackrabbit species, jackrabbits being the name given to some species of hare native to North America. They are distinguished from other leporids (hares and rabbits) by their longer legs, wider nostrils and active (precocial) young. The Corsican hare, broom"
"Halter A halter (US) or headcollar (UK) is headgear that is used to lead or tie up livestock and, occasionally, other animals; it fits behind the ears (behind the poll), and around the muzzle. To handle the animal, usually a lead rope or lead shank is attached. On smaller animals, such as dogs, a leash is attached to the halter. Halters may be as old as the early domestication of animals, and their history is not as well studied as that of the bridle or hackamore. The word ""halter"" derives from the Germanic words meaning ""that by which anything is"
"Hare Hares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus ""Lepus"". Hares are classified in the same family as rabbits. They are similar in size and form to rabbits and have similar herbivorous diets, but generally have longer ears and live solitarily or in pairs. Also unlike rabbits, their young are able to fend for themselves shortly after birth (precocial) rather than emerging blind and helpless (altricial). Most are fast runners. Hare species are native to Africa, Eurasia, North America, and the Japanese archipelago. Five leporid species with ""hare"" in their common names are not considered true hares: the hispid"
"Snowshoe hare The snowshoe hare (""Lepus americanus""), also called the varying hare, or snowshoe rabbit, is a species of hare found in North America. It has the name ""snowshoe"" because of the large size of its hind feet. The animal's feet prevent it from sinking into the snow when it hops and walks. Its feet also have fur on the soles to protect it from freezing temperatures. For camouflage, its fur turns white during the winter and rusty brown during the summer. Its flanks are white year-round. The snowshoe hare is also distinguishable by the black tufts of fur on"
"from North America, described as a hare with antlers. It was invented in the 1930s. The Al-mi'raj is a single-horned hare from Islamic mythology. Unlike most horned hares, it was described as carnivorous. At least one genus of real 'horned' small mammal existed, the extinct horned gopher ""Ceratogaulus"". However, this was a rodent (not a hare); and the paired conical bone protrusions on its skull were atop its snout forward of its eyes (not on its forehead nor towards the back of its head as illustrations portray for a lepus cornutus or jackalope). Lepus cornutus The lepus cornutus or horned"
"breed of dog is recognized in 1885 by the American Kennel Club and is classified in the Hound Group. The Harrier Club of America cites the earliest description of a Harrier in ""The Chace"" by William Somervile which was written in 1735. Harrier (dog) The Harrier is a medium-sized dog breed of the hound class, used for hunting hares by trailing them. It resembles an English Foxhound but is smaller, though not as small as a Beagle. The Harrier is similar to the English Foxhound, but smaller. Harriers stand between 19 and 21 inches at the shoulder, and adults weigh"
"Harrier (dog) The Harrier is a medium-sized dog breed of the hound class, used for hunting hares by trailing them. It resembles an English Foxhound but is smaller, though not as small as a Beagle. The Harrier is similar to the English Foxhound, but smaller. Harriers stand between 19 and 21 inches at the shoulder, and adults weigh between 45 and 65 lbs. They do shed, have short hair and hanging ears, and come in a variety of color patterns. A humorous, description of a Harrier is that of ""a Beagle on steroids"" but it resembles an English Foxhound. It"
"entrepreneurs who seek attention for their products, their persons, or their towns. ""Jackalope"" is a portmanteau word that combines two words, ""jackrabbit"" and ""antelope"". Jackrabbits are actually hares rather than rabbits though both are mammals in the order ""Lagomorpha"". Wyoming is home to three species of hares, all in the genus ""Lepus"". These are the black-tailed jackrabbit, the white-tailed jackrabbit, and the snowshoe hare. The antelope is actually a pronghorn (""Antilocapra americana"") rather than an antelope, although one of its colloquial names in North America is ""antelope"". Some of the largest herds of wild pronghorns, which are found only in"
"while rabbits are raised for food and kept as house pets. The domestic pet known as the ""Belgian Hare"" is a rabbit that has been selectively bred to resemble a hare. Hares have jointed, or kinetic, skulls, unique among mammals. They have 48 chromosomes while rabbits have 44. The 32 species listed are: Hares and rabbits are plentiful in many areas, adapt to a wide variety of conditions, and reproduce quickly, so hunting is often less regulated than for other varieties of game. In rural areas of North America and particularly in pioneer times, they were a common source of"
"Black-tailed jackrabbit The black-tailed jackrabbit (""Lepus californicus""), also known as the American desert hare, is a common hare of the western United States and Mexico, where it is found at elevations from sea level up to . Reaching a length around , and a weight from , the black-tailed jackrabbit is the third-largest North American hare. Black-tailed jackrabbits occupy mixed shrub-grassland terrains. Their breeding depends on the location; it typically peaks in spring, but may continue all year round in warm climates. Young are born fully furred with eyes open; they are well camouflaged and are mobile within minutes of"
"Hare Indian Dog The Hare Indian dog is an extinct domesticated canine; possibly a breed of domestic dog, coydog, or domesticated coyote; formerly found and originally bred in northern Canada by the Hare Indians for coursing. It had the speed and some characteristics of the coyote, but the domesticated temperament and other characteristics of a domestic dog. It gradually lost its usefulness as aboriginal hunting methods declined, and became extinct or lost its separate identity through interbreeding with dogs in the 19th century, though some claim the breed still exists in modified form. The Hare Indian dog was a diminutive,"
"Hare games Hare games are two-player abstract strategy board games that were popular in medieval northern Europe up until the 19th century. In this game, a hare is trying to get past three dogs who are trying to surround it and trap it. The three dogs are represented by three pieces which normally start on one end of the board, and the hare is represented by one piece that usually starts in the middle of the board or is dropped on any vacant point in the beginning of the game. Hare games are similar to Bear games and hunt games."
"American Shorthair The American Shorthair (ASH) is a breed of domestic cat believed to be descended from European cats brought to North America by early settlers to protect valuable cargo from mice and rats. According to the Cat Fancier's Association, in 2012, it was the seventh most popular pedigreed cat in the United States. When settlers sailed from Europe to North America, they carried cats on board (ships' cats) to protect the stores from mice—for instance, the cats that came over on the Mayflower with the Pilgrims to hunt rats on the ship and in the colony. Many of these"
"are pre-laid hours or days before the hash begins. Live trails and dead trails are also known as ""live hare"" and ""dead hare"" trails, respectively. Live trails are closer to the original ""hare and hound"" tradition, with the intent of the pack being to catch the hare rather than making it to the end, and are more common in the United States, while the rest of the world tends toward dead trails. A trail may be ""A to A"", where the trail returns to the start, or ""A to B"", where the beginning and end of the trail are widely"
"Cape hare The Cape hare (""Lepus capensis""), also called desert hare, is a hare native to Africa and Arabia extending into India. The Cape hare is a typical hare, with well-developed legs for leaping and running, and large eyes and ears to look for threats from its environment. Usually, a white ring surrounds the eye. It has a fine, soft coat which varies in colour from light brown to reddish to sandy grey. Unusually among mammals, the female is larger than the male, an example of sexual dimorphism. It inhabits macchia-type vegetation, grassland, bushveld, the Sahara Desert and semi-desert areas."
"hare, or as ""driven coursing"", where hares are driven by beaters towards the coursing field. In each case, when a suitable hare appears, a person known as a ""slipper"" uses a ""slip"" with two collars to release two dogs at the same time, in pursuit of the hare which is given a head start (known as ""fair law""), usually between (). The sighthound is released elsewhere by the handler. The chased hare will then run at around 40–45 km/h (24–26 mph) and the course will last around 35–40 seconds over 0.5 km (0.3 miles). The greyhounds which pursue the hare"
"Great horned owl The great horned owl (""Bubo virginianus""), also known as the tiger owl (originally derived from early naturalists' description as the ""winged tiger"" or ""tiger of the air"") or the hoot owl, is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an extremely adaptable bird with a vast range and is the most widely distributed true owl in the Americas. Its primary diet is rabbits and hares, rats and mice, and voles, although it freely hunts any animal it can overtake, including rodents and other small mammals, larger mid-sized mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. In ornithological"
"is a term used in politics for somebody favouring war. Numerous sporting clubs, such as the Atlanta Hawks and Hawthorn Hawks, use the bird as an emblem. Hawk Hawks are a group of medium-sized diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Hawks are widely distributed and vary greatly in size. The terms ""accipitrine hawk"" and ""buteonine hawk"" are used to distinguish between the types in regions where ""hawk"" applies to both. The term """"true hawk"""" is sometimes used for the accipitrine hawks in regions where ""buzzard"" is preferred for the buteonine hawks. All these groups are members of the"
"March Hare The March Hare (called Haigha in ""Through the Looking-Glass"") is a character most famous for appearing in the tea party scene in Lewis Carroll's ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"". The main character, Alice, hypothesizes, ""Mad as a March hare"" is a common British English phrase, both now and in Carroll's time, and appears in John Heywood's collection of proverbs published in 1546. It is reported in ""The Annotated Alice"" by Martin Gardner that this proverb is based on popular belief about hares' behaviour at the beginning of the long breeding season, which lasts from February to September in Britain."
"Harris's hawk The Harris's hawk (""Parabuteo unicinctus"") formerly known as the bay-winged hawk or dusky hawk, is a medium-large bird of prey that breeds from the southwestern United States south to Chile, central Argentina, and Brazil. Birds are sometimes reported at large in Western Europe, especially Britain, but it is a popular species in falconry and these records almost certainly all refer to escapes from captivity. The name is derived from the Greek ""para"", meaning beside, near or like, and the Latin ""buteo"", referring to a kind of buzzard; ""uni"" meaning once; and ""cinctus"" meaning girdled, referring to the white"
"Paper Chase (game) Paper Chase (also known as Hare and Hounds or Chalk Chase) is a racing game played outdoors (best played within a wood or even a shrubbery maze) with any number of players. At the start of the game, one person is designated the 'hare' and everyone else in the group are the 'hounds'. The 'hare' starts off ahead of everyone else leaving behind themselves a trail of paper shreds (or chalk marks in an urban environment) which represents the scent of the hare. Just as scent is carried on the wind, so too are the bits of"
"form, a hollow in the ground amongst dense vegetation. The young are born fully furred and active. Hares are vegetarian, and will eat tree bark. They are preyed upon by large mammalian carnivores and birds of prey. Rabbits, members of family Leporidae outside ""Lepus"", are generally much smaller than hares and include the rock hares and the hispid hare. They are native to Europe, parts of Africa, Central and Southern Asia, North America and much of South America. They inhabit both grassland and arid regions. They vary in size from and have long, powerful hind legs, shorter forelegs and a"
"Harrier is between the Beagle and English Foxhound in size and was developed primarily to hunt hares, though the breed has also been used in fox hunting. The name, Harrier, reveals the breed's specialty. The Harrier has a long history of popularity as a working pack dog in England. The Harrier is the most commonly used hound by hunts in Ireland, with 166 harrier packs, 37 of them mounted packs and 129 of them foot packs, spread throughout the country. More commonly in Ireland it is used to hunt both foxes and hares, with some packs hunting mainly foxes. This"
"Hart (deer) Hart is an archaic word for ""stag"" (from Old English ""heorot"", ""deer"" – compare with modern Dutch ""hert"", medieval French ""hart"", German ""Hirsch"" and Swedish/Norwegian/Danish ""hjort"", also ""deer""). Specifically, ""hart"" was used in medieval times to describe a red deer stag more than five years old. In medieval hunting terms, a stag in its first year was called a ""calf"" or ""calfe"", in its second a ""brocket"", in its third a ""spayed"", ""spade"", or ""spayard"", in its fourth a ""staggerd"" or ""staggard"", and in its fifth a ""stag"", or a ""great stag"". To be a ""hart"" was its"
"Harem (zoology) A harem is an animal group consisting of one or two males, a number of females, and their offspring. The dominant male drives off other males and maintains the unity of the group. If present, the second male is subservient to the dominant male. As juvenile males grow, they leave the group and roam as solitary individuals or join bachelor herds. Females in the group may be inter-related. The dominant male mates with the females as they become sexually active and drives off competitors, until he is displaced by another male. In some species, incoming males that achieve"
"no primary sources support this belief, which seems to be a modern invention. In European tradition, the hare symbolises the two qualities of swiftness and timidity. The latter once gave the European hare the Linnaean name ""Lepus timidus"" that is now limited to the Mountain hare. Several ancient fables depict the Hare in flight; in one concerning The Hares and the Frogs they even decide to commit mass suicide until they come across a creature so timid that it is even frightened of them. Conversely, in The Tortoise and the Hare, the best-known among Aesop's Fables, the hare loses a"
"IUCN Red List (i.e., declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). It is therefore classified as ""least concern"". Some Native American tribes believe that seeing a hawk on your wedding day is a sign of a long, happy marriage. Unlike many raptors, hen or northern harriers have historically been favorably regarded by farmers because they eat predators of quail eggs and mice that damage crops. Harriers are sometimes called ""good hawks"" because they pose no threat to poultry as some hawks do. Heavy pesticide use in the 1970s and 1980s caused a decline in harrier populations. Northern"
"Hare and Hound (motorcycle race) In the United States, a Hare & Hound is a type of off-road racing event where the entrants compete on dirt bikes over a marked course of natural rugged terrain. Hare and Hounds events are made up of two separate race courses with each course averaging 40 miles in length. The break between each course (or loop) is used for refueling and bike maintenance. The first racer to cross the finish line after the second ""loop"" is considered the winner of the event. Hare and Hounds were typically held in the Mojave Desert in the"
"a 42-day-long pregnancy, the female gives birth to from one to three young, termed leverets, per litter and may have as many as 4 litters per year. A characteristic of hares which differentiates them from rabbits is that the young are born precocial; that is, the young are born with eyes open and are able to move about shortly after birth. The Cape hare is no exception in this regard. Currently, 12 subspecies are recognised: Cape hare The Cape hare (""Lepus capensis""), also called desert hare, is a hare native to Africa and Arabia extending into India. The Cape hare"
"hunting dogs, beagles, followed by the human hunters on foot. In Britain, the 2004 Hunting Act banned hunting of hares with dogs, so the 60 beagle packs now use artificial ""trails"", or may legally continue to hunt rabbits. Hare coursing with greyhounds was once an aristocratic pursuit, forbidden to lower social classes. More recently, informal hare coursing became a lower class activity and was conducted without the landowner's permission; it is also now illegal. Hare is traditionally cooked by jugging: a whole hare is cut into pieces, marinated and cooked slowly with red wine and juniper berries in a tall"