Rabbit or Hare
Rabbit or Hare?
Some common differences between hares and rabbits:
Though hares and rabbits are closely related, there are some differences that show them apart:
rabbit
Rabbits are smaller than the hares in size; rabbits look rounder and shorter, and furrier.
Hares have much longer ears and longer and stronger back legs than those of the rabbits.
hare
Hare live and give birth to their young mostly in shallow grass-lined depressions on the ground, called ‘nests’,
rabbit’s burrow
whereas the rabbits live and give birth to their young in holes under ground, called ‘burrows’.
hare’s nest in the open
Hare babies are born with eyes open, and with complete hair,, and go about their business in a few days after birth, but the rabbit babies are born blind and naked, and need their mother’s care for some weeks. Hares are wild, but the rabbits are domesticated!
Mr. Kumar, an English language teacher, having taught in many countries around the world including Ethiopia and Oman shares this English Language Reference website using material that he has written and compiled during the past 20 years.