A new study from Aalborg University in Denmark reveals that European hares (Lepus europaeus) are not only surviving—but thriving—in urban environments. Using a combination of citizen science and ...

How could a female become pregnant while she is still pregnant? And what is the benefit? In mammals, maternal provisioning includes the periods of intrauterine development and lactation. In ...

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have issued a stark warning about the future of the Irish hare and the threat it faces from the European 'brown' hare, which has set up home in Mid-Ulster and ...

European brown hares can develop a second pregnancy whilst the previous litter is not delivered. This superconception increases their reproductive success. European brown hares can develop a second ...

As farmland populations decline, European hares find unexpected sanctuary in the heart of Danish cities — thanks to biodiversity-friendly urban planning and innovative monitoring tools. A new study ...

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 ...

The process of rapid climate change operated cyclically throughout the Pleistocene and this caused repeated local extinctions, range changes and may have promoted vicariant speciation among temperate ...

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