Biologists have published a chromosomally assembled reference genome for the European brown hare. The genome consists of 2.9 billion base pairs, which form 23 autosomal chromosomes, and X and Y sex ...

Rabbit or hare? that is the question. When you see a creature that can only be either a rabbit or hare, a moment of initial confusion may arise as to which is which. Books will tell you that hares are ...

It’s mid-February, and Parks and Rec hikers are headed up from Crow Hill Road to Lawson Meadows. The skiers soon disappeared, leaving the snowshoe-ers to plod our way up. The lead hikers got lucky — a ...

One of the primary differences that set rabbit apart from other meats is that it is one of the only animals we consume in the UK that is also kept as a domestic pet. Tucking into the chunky thigh of ...

While a bunny is generally taken to mean a rabbit, especially a baby rabbit, the Easter Bunny was originally a hare. The well-known phrase to “breed like a rabbit” refers to the prolific reproductive ...

In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions There are two species of hare in the UK (brown and mountain) but only ...

New research confirms cases of a rabbit virus found in hares. The first UK cases of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 (RHDV2) have been detected in dead hares found in two locations -- Essex and ...

A count is being organised of sightings of brown hares to find out how many live on Anglesey. The Wildlife Trust is undertaking the survey as part of a campaign to double the hare population by 2010.