Spring Hares

We can find the spring hares across the South eastern Africa. They are not a actually hare but they look like a kangaroo because they have long hind legs and shorter front legs with long tail. they have a head like rabbit. They can jump up to 2 meters in a single jump. These animals are very clever, with a keen sense of sight, smell and hearing. they can easily hear the coming sound from earth. Spring hares are silent animals but in danger they make the noise. They live inside the tunnels and burrow. Young Spring hares get the care of their mother until they are seven weeks old, after which they leave to make their own burrows. The name leveret is called to the young\baby of a Spring hare. The female are called 'doe' and male are called 'jack'. The group of Spring hare is called the 'band' or 'down'. Spring hares has only 14 to 18 inches height and 3 kilos weight. On the upper body reddish brown to pale grey color are found, The lower body color has orange to white as given in the picture. They have large eyes and ears While searching the food and water they travel 5 to 12 miles in night