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JOAN CARTAN-HANSEN, HOST:

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Rabbits and hares look a lot

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alike, but they are actually

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very different.

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Hares typically have longer ears

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than rabbits.

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And they have black tips on the

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ends of their ears.

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Rabbit ears are shorter and some

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domesticated breeds like the

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Holland Lop-Eared bunny have

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ears that droop.

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Wild hares and rabbits avoid

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predators in different ways.

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Rabbits live in underground

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holes called burrows.

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When a predator threatens,

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rabbits run underground.

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Hares live in nests above

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ground.

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They try to outrun predators, so

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hares developed longer legs and

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bigger feet than rabbits.

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Rabbit babies are called kits

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and they're helpless when they

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are born.

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They have to live in their

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underground home for more than

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two weeks before they're ready

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for the outside.

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Hare babies are called leverets

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and they're born ready to run.

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Wild rabbits live in groups.

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Hares tend to live as a pair or

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on their own.

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And one rabbit isn't a rabbit at

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all.

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The jackrabbit is actually a

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hare.

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For more information about

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rabbits, check out the Science

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Trek website.

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You'll find it at

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ScienceTrek.org