130 ANIMALS OF THE 



in proportion than those of the varying hare : the 

 fur is of the colour of the common hare ; and the 

 size, between that of the common and the vary- 

 ing hare. It inhabits the country beyond Lake 

 Baikal, and extends through the Great Gobee, 

 even to Thibet. It agrees with the common 

 rabbit in colour of the flesh ; but does not bur- 

 row, running instantly (without taking a ring, as 

 the common hare does,) for shelter, when pur- 

 sued, into holes of rocks. The fur is bad, and of 

 no use in commerce. 



The Cape Hare has long ears dilated in the 

 middle ; the outsides naked, and of a rose colour, 

 the inside and edges covered with short grey 

 hairs ; the crown and back are of a dusky co- 

 lour, mixed with tawny ; the cheeks and sides 

 cinereous; the breast, belly, and legs, rust-co- 

 loured ; the tail is bushy, carried upwards, and 

 of a pale ferruginous colour. The animal is 

 about the size of a rabbit. It inhabits the coun- 

 try three days north of the Cape of Good Hope, 

 where it is called the Mountain Hare, for it lives 

 only in the rocky mountains, and does not bur- 

 row. It is difficult to shoot it, as it instantly, on 

 the sight of any one, runs into the fissures of the 

 rocks. 



The Alpine Hare has short, broad, rounded 

 ears ; a long head, and very long whiskers, with 

 two very long hairs above each eye : the colour 

 of the fur -at the bottom is dusky, towards the 

 ends of a bright ferruginous colour ; the tips 

 white, and intermixed with several long dusky 

 hairs, though on first inspection the whole seems 



