What is Arctic hare?
{{Taxobox | name = Arctic Hare | status = lc | status_system = iucn3.1 | image = Arctic Hare 1.jpg | image_width = 250px | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | ordo = [[Lagomorpha]] | familia = [[Leporidae]] | genus = ''[[Hare|Lepus]]'' | species = '''''L. arcticus''''' | binomial = ''Lepus arcticus'' | binomial_authority = [[John Ross (Arctic explorer)|Ross]], 1819 | range_map = Arctic Hare area.png | range_map_caption = Arctic Hare range }} The '''Arctic hare''' (''Lepus arcticus'') is a social animal that lives in the frigid [[tundra]] of [[North America]], [[Newfoundland]], and [[Greenland]]. These hares often congregate in groups of up to 200 individuals. They hop at great speeds on their large, powerful hind legs, in a [[kangaroo]]-like fashion. The female is called a doe, the male is called a buck, and the baby hare is called a leveret. The young are born open-eyed and furry. Most hares live for about a year in the wild. Their predators are [[arctic fox]]es, [[Arctic Wolf|arctic wolves]], [[Polar bear|polar bears]], [[Falcon|falcons]], [[snowy owl]]s, [[Golden eagle|golden eagles]], and [[Stoat|stoats]]. They are unharmed during winter and are used to wintry weather. {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Mammals of North America]] [[Category:Lagomorphs]]