Mountain Hare

A Mountain Hare in partial ermine, photographed a couple of weeks ago in the Findhorn Valley, Scotland. The Mountain Hare is the only native creature to Britian in the lagomorph family, with both Rabbits and Brown Hare's having been introduced by man.

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Mountain Hare

A Mountain Hare in ermine on CairnGorm Mountain, Scotland, photographed in March. This is quite a large crop. The conditions up the mountain were pretty horrible - strong winds and low cloud. The Mountain Hare is only found above 500m, and even then it is now confined to Scotland, the Peak District and the Isle of Man. Global warming will likely push their preferred habitat even higher, potentially shrinking their potential habitats even further.

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