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Scientific name: Lepus Europaeus

Adult Size: 52-59cm; tail: 8-12cm 

Adult Weight: 3-4 kg

Top Speed: 70 km/h (about 45 mph))

Life Span: 3-4 years

Habitat: Meadows, woods, forests, grasslands, deserts and wetlands

Diet: Tender grass shoots, fincluding cereal crops, are their main foods.

Other interesting facts: Young hares, known as leverets, are born fully furred with their eyes open are incapable of vomiting

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