Snowshoe hares are losing camouflage due to climate change
Snowshoe hares are losing their camouflage due to climate change, but they can still avoid predators Only one in seven hares that were captured by predators were mismatched White hares foraged 17-77 minutes less per day than the brown hares at temperatures between 0 and -10 ºC The hares are more insulated when they turn white and expend less energy These North American hares turn white in the winter and brown in the summer
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