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Tundra Hare 

Traits: Small mammal with dense, white winter fur

Habitat: Windswept rocky slopes and dry lowland tundra of western and northern Alaska

Foods: Willow shoots; leaves, flowers, and shoots of other tundra plants

Eaten by: Wolves, snowy owls, golden eagles

Do You Know? Newborn hares are covered with fur at birth (thus their name) and have their eyes open. True rabbits give birth to naked young whose eyes are closed.

Special thanks to the ADF&G Division of Wildlife Conservation.

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