The snowshoe hare has large back feet to jump through the high snow. They are usually 15-20 inch long and weigh up to 2-4 pounds. they have long ears to gather sound from predators. Their front teeth are long and sharp so that they can gnaw on tree bark and other woody plants. They have sensitive nose and long wiskers for feeding at night. They bread in early march through august, after 36 days it gives birth to about 3-4 young. Ten days after they are born they start to eat grass..The babies reach adult size in about 5 months and usually live up to 2 years.
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