Among these animals is the Arctic hare, the largest hare in North America. The Arctic hare has large claws on all four feet, ...

Arctic hares are the largest wild lagomorph — family of rabbits, hares and pikas — in the world. The European brown hare is slightly lengthier, but not quite as heavy.

Compared to other hares and rabbits, the Arctic Hare has shorter legs and ears, making them look more compact. They have a very thick coat of fur, which helps keep them warm in the winter months.

These amazing hares have a super thick white winter coat that keeps them warm. However, when the snow melts in the spring, the Arctic hare grows a brown or grey coat that is also much thinner.

Arctic Hare: This fluffy creature has a thick coat of fur that turns white in winter, providing camouflage in the snow. Its large hind legs help it to leap through deep snow in search of food.

Arctic Hare: This fluffy creature has a thick coat of fur that turns white in winter, providing camouflage in the snow. Its large hind legs help it to leap through deep snow in search of food.

For example, some arctic hares' fur turns white in the winter and brown in the summer to better blend in and hide from predators. They have long flat feet to help stay on top of the snow and long ...

The forests were also home to caribou and Arctic hares. And the warm coastal waters were filled with horseshoe crabs, a species that today cannot be found any farther north of Maine.