Snowshoe Hare
(Lepus americanus)

As its name implies, the snowshoe hare is well-suited to winter weather. Its hind feet are very large and are used as snowshoes to keep it from breaking through the snow. This is an advantage with most predators, except the lynx, which also has snowshoe-like feet and which is the main predator of these hares. In winter, the snowshoe hare molts its coppery brownish summer coat for a winter coat of white, although the ear tips remain black. It is a medium-sized hare. This hare is found in brush or woods.

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