What do the small brown hare, the mighty lion and the blue wildebeest have in common? They're all on the list of the top 10 fastest beasts on land.

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.

Congratulations to Melanie Randall, whose beautiful photo has been selected as this week's Hampshire Chronicle Camera Club 'Picture of the Week'. The photo shows a brown hare sitting alert on a ...

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 ...

The hare was sitting still next to a 55-gallon drum. His head was even with the second ring on the drum. My familiarity was with our little varying hares, so I was properly amazed.

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 ...