Brown Hare

The brown hare, often known as the European hare, is a hare species found in Europe and Asia. It is one of the largest hare species and is adaptable to open territory in temperate climates. Hares are herbivores who eat mostly grasses and plants, but also twigs, buds, bark, and field crops, especially in the winter. Large birds of prey, canids, and felids are among their natural predators. Because of their long, muscular limbs and big noses, they rely on high-speed endurance sprinting to avoid predators.

Hares, who are normally nocturnal and shy, change their habits in the spring, when they can be seen chasing each other about in fields in broad daylight. They sometimes hit each other with their paws during this spring frenzy ("boxing"). This is usually not a male-on-male fight, but rather a female hitting a male to demonstrate she isn't ready to mate or to test his resolve. The female builds her nest in a depression on the ground rather than in a burrow, and the young are active very immediately after birth.

Speed: 48mph