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12-05-2010, 08:00 AM
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| | | lepus capensis
I find Hares are endlessly fascinating creatures ,so animated and full of life . Some people like to watch television , i like to watch Hares , (and other wildlife too ! ) . The other weekend my wife and i observed 3 Hares walking single file descending a very steep forest track through dense undergrowth . Has anyone else seen Hares in forests , woods ? , considering they are usually associated with open spaces , fields ,etc. Any thoughts on the motives behind this behavior ? cheers |
12-05-2010, 10:07 AM
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| | | Re: lepus capensis
I used to see Hares regularly when I took my daily lunchtime walk in the wood next to my old work place. They like the shelter, I think.
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12-05-2010, 10:58 AM
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| | | Re: lepus capensis
Yep, we have 300 acres of woodland in a block and see hares in it every time I stalk it. They are more of an open ground species in general but are found in woods. Oddly, we only see them in the big wood or on the open fields - never in the smaller spinnies.
Oh, and assuming you're in the UK, we have Lepus europaeus, not L. capensis 
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12-05-2010, 11:42 AM
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Yes! or Lepus timidus if you live in Scotland on higher ground, or indeed Eira. |
12-05-2010, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by salukiwhippet  Oh, and assuming you're in the UK, we have Lepus europaeus, not L. capensis
James | Between 1961 and 1994, the correct name for 'our' Brown Hare was regarded as Lepus capensis. Now it has gone back to Lepus europaeus, but I expect there are still plenty of books about using capensis.
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12-05-2010, 04:15 PM
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| | | Re: lepus capensis
Yes, I have seen them in woodland too,Hwange. |
12-05-2010, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by thunder Between 1961 and 1994, the correct name for 'our' Brown Hare was regarded as Lepus capensis. Now it has gone back to Lepus europaeus, but I expect there are still plenty of books about using capensis. | You're right there, thunder.
I've always considered the brown hare a woodland animal. |
13-05-2010, 07:58 AM
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The reason there were three of them and they were walking through woodland? they were on their way to a coven of course!  |
13-05-2010, 11:32 AM
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Is that your own hare or is it a wig?
Don't blame me, blame Charles Lamb . . .
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13-05-2010, 12:43 PM
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| | | Re: lepus capensis
I was digging the front garden a couple of weeks ago and a young hare came sprinting down the road, was narrowly missed by a lorry and continued about 300 yards around the corner onto a far busier road. 
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