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Hare and rabbit

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Hare and rabbit

Hares (top) and rabbits (bottom) are both members of the Leporidae family. Hares are bigger, and have much longer ears, usually tipped with black.

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Robert Peden, Rabbits – The spread of rabbits in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/15249/hare-and-rabbit (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Robert Peden, published 1 March 2009.

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kylah
02 August 2010
cool pics i am researching hares for school