Spotlight: Hares is packed with eye-catching, informative colour
photos, and features succinct and detailed text written by a
knowledgeable naturalist. With their wild glare, swift turn of foot
and secretive nature, hares are the rabbit's mysterious and
untameable cousin. Always a thrilling wildlife spot, the hare has
long been a symbol of Britain's sweeping, open countryside. Hares
have also been associated with human culture and folklore for many
centuries - their associations with spring can be traced back to
the druids. Focussing on our two British species, the Brown Hare
(found throughout the UK and widely distributed in Europe and Asia)
and its more northerly relative the Mountain Hare (found in
Scotland, Ireland, Scandinavia and the Russian Federation), RSPB
Spotlight Hares offers exciting and up-to-date information on these
incredible lagomorphs, with chapters covering their biology,
evolution, natural history, behaviour, including courtship rituals,
and ecology. Information on some of the more charismatic species of
hare found elsewhere in the world and on hares' other relatives,
the rabbits and pikas, is also provided. The author discusses in
detail Hares' interactions with humans, in agriculture, habitat
management, shooting and hunting, as well as in more culinary
matters, and reveals why this almost mythical animal of hill and
meadow is so sensitive to the changes we make to age-old farming
landscapes. The presence and significance of hares in our culture
is also discussed, including the Easter hare, Lewis Carroll's mad
March hare, and hares as shape-changers. Nancy Jennings also offers
useful tips on where and how to see hares for yourself in the wild.
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