190， Snowshoe hare
from 自然英语
This may just look like a white rabbit but it’s much more. The snowshoe hare can be found in coniferous and boreal forests ofthe rocky mountains, the Appalachian mountains, the Pacific Northwest, newEngland, Alaska, Minnesota,Michigan, and Montana. Their habitat is bushy undergrowthof forests. The snowshoe hares’ diet is pretty basic, they eat grasses andshrubs. They are also nocturnal so they forage during the night. Since they are small, they are quite susceptible to predators.Some of their predators are lynx, fox’s , coyotes, and sometimes birds of prey.The way they protect themselves is camouflage. During the snowy winters theirfur is pure white, but during the warmer seasons, their fur turns to a grayishbrown color. The name, snowshoe hare comes from the shape of their foot.They’re large and furry to help them travel easily on the snow. They have alifespan of 5 yearsin the wild and can start mating at the age of 1. They weight around 3 and ahalf pounds and are about 17 inches long as an adult. for wild suzhou i’m palm tree and thank you for listening.
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