THE HARE AND THE RABBIT. 





A Rabbit. 



The Hare, comprising several species, is spread over almost the whole world. The common Hare has 

 two incisors on each jaw, those in the upper doubled ; its ears are longer than its head, and black at the 

 tips ; his large, prominent eyes are so placed, that it can almost see behind when it runs ; its fore legs are 

 shorter than its hind, and its tail is very short ; the inside of their mouth and under part of the feet, are 

 furred, like the rest of the body. Has its form on the ground. 



The Rabbit has ears shorter than the head, dark-colored towards the lips ; in a wild state, the color is 

 generally uniform, but when domesticated, which it is more easily than the Hare, it varies greatly ; it 

 inhabits the temperate and warmer regions of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and is common on the British 

 continent and islands ; it lives from eight to nine years, and breeds seven times a year, bringing forth four 

 to eight at a time, which are full grown in six months : its flesh is white and delicate, and its fur of some 



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Hunting the Hare. 



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