RSPB Spotlight Hares by Nancy Jennings

Author:Nancy Jennings
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781472933652
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00

Brown Hare littermates separate soon after birth. Unless it is dusk, when they meet to feed, leverets found together like this are likely to be very young. These three all have white spots on their heads.

First few days

At birth, Brown Hare leverets weigh only 100g (3½oz), – about the same as an apple. Mountain Hares in Scotland weigh about 90g (3⅛oz), and Irish Hares are believed to weigh 170–180g (6–6⅓oz), though few have been weighed. The weight depends on the number of leverets in the litter – bigger litters consist of smaller leverets, just as human twins typically each weigh less than a single baby would. Close observation of the behaviour of mother hares and leverets has only been carried out for the Brown Hare, however a similar pattern of vital but apparently minimal maternal care also occurs in Mountain Hares. Hares do not receive any care from their fathers.

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