Unlike Brown Hares, the Mountain Hare’s fur turns white in the winter, apart from the black tips of its ears. The Brown Hare is one of the best known UK mammals.

The researchers used the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) and the mountain hare (Lepus timidus) as model organisms in their study. Skip to main content. Your source for the latest research news.

There are two species of hare in the UK (brown and mountain) but only the brown hare is known in Wales. It's thought that brown hares were introduced to Britain by the Romans.

Biologists have published a chromosomally assembled reference genome for the European brown hare. The genome consists of 2.9 billion base pairs, which form 23 autosomal chromosomes, and X and Y ...

More information: Craig T. Michell et al, Mountain- and brown hare genetic polymorphisms to survey local adaptations and conservation status of the heath hare (Lepus timidus sylvaticus, Nilsson ...

Germany's brown hare populations have declined massively since the 1980s. However, Germany's hunting association has said population numbers increased last year, as dry weather allowed for more ...