All about animalsFacts, stories and anecdotes . THE THE HARE (/« Natural Size). immense leaps, and so great is the spring that they often lose their balance inalighting, and roll quite a distance before they can recover themselves. Manypeople believe that the hare is cleverer than the fox. Whether this is true ornot, the hare certainly does a number of tricks which entitle it to some repu-tation. Hares are hunted in England (much in the same way as foxes) with hounds,called harriers. Under these circumstances, the hare is forced to show all itsshrewdness. Although it is swift on its fee
All about animalsFacts, stories and anecdotes . THE THE HARE (/« Natural Size). immense leaps, and so great is the spring that they often lose their balance inalighting, and roll quite a distance before they can recover themselves. Manypeople believe that the hare is cleverer than the fox. Whether this is true ornot, the hare certainly does a number of tricks which entitle it to some repu-tation. Hares are hunted in England (much in the same way as foxes) with hounds,called harriers. Under these circumstances, the hare is forced to show all itsshrewdness. Although it is swift on its feet and capable of a long chase, thedogged persistence of the harriers often bring them closer to Master Hare thanhe likes. When the hare is hunted, it chooses its ground carefully and willcross a ploughed field, leaping lightly oyer the furrows, which will not bear theweight of the dogs and horses. Of course, its idea is to gain time. Anotherfavorite trick is to double back for a couple of hundred yards on its track andthen leap aside near some bushes. A
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