The short answer is no, rabbits and hares can't cross breed, says Sheena Harvey. There are many reasons why animals with seemingly very similar physical features and occupying similar habitats are ...

They both have long ears, strong hind legs, and a small stubby tail: At first glance, hares and rabbits look quite similar.

Rabbit or hare? These mammals are both in the order Lagomorpha, but they have very different characteristics. What separates them? And what rabbit isn’t a rabbit at all? Science Trek is available to ...

Minnesota is home to two varieties of the small mammal we simply refer to as rabbits. In Duluth we are in the midst of the overlapping ranges of those two animals. Their appearance is similar enough ...

“The Tortoise and the Hare” is a timeless classic. And for many of us, it was the fable that taught us that hares exist. Join me as we take a look at the many differences between the smaller rabbit ...

An occasional series of articles about the differences between similar animals. What's your guess: Is Bugs Bunny a wascally wabbit or a harebrained hare? Answer: He's probably a jackrabbit, which ...

New research explores the spillover of myxoma virus from European rabbits to Iberian hares. In addition to shedding new light on species-jumping viruses, the study shows that the protein permitting ...