3 Aug 1946 Thule m the so6thern-nost of the 
barren, lifeless valleys that I visited south of 
-the— airstrip, — I 5 w' o ne hare. —It was at the base of I 
a c rumbled rock cliff and from a dist ance up. eared 
to be pure white. Against the dark background it 
s tood out ~Hhn- a sore thumb - . Mien I began to 
approach it. it began a leis ure ly ascent of the clii 
and disappeared o#er the top of the ridge before I 
could cone- within shotgun range. The - sregionnhere—1 
saw t he hare was pr actical ly devoid .of .vegetation,. 
L August 1916 Thule I obse -ved several white hares 
-anong-the bo - dde r ~on-bhe-high barren ridges just 
s out h of Wol s tenholne Fjord, near the icecap. Also 
saw many droppingsand what seemed to be xorms scratel 
ched in' the dirt. Ail the rabbits were juite vi-il , 
Evidently the hares resort to these boulder fields 
in the summertime for protection, even tho food is. 
- very "scarce in such areas. In the winter Mien their | 
color is an asset, they are sale to descend to the 
lowlands. Certainly at this time to the year tneir 
color puts then in eternal danger. f 
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