Between February and April with the onset of the mating season, brown hares engage in the most energetic and elaborate courtship. This often culminates in frenzied chases across the open fields and impromptu "boxing" matches, where females repel males by striking them. This seemingly wild behaviour ensures only the strongest males mate and where the term"Mad March Hares" originates from.
Between February and April with the onset of the mating season, brown hares engage in the most energetic and elaborate courtship. This often culminates in frenzied chases across the open fields and impromptu "boxing" matches, where females repel males by striking them. This seemingly wild behaviour ensures only the strongest males mate and where the term"Mad March Hares" originates from.
Walks along the Suffolk fields & an energetic courtship unfolds between two hares, otherwise known as "boxing."
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