Arctic Hares

Information on The Inuit of Nunavut - Canada

Arctic hare sits amongst autumn leaves. Segelsallskapet Fiord. East Greenland.

A yawning arctic hare sits amongst yellowing willow leaves. Segelsallskapet Fiord. East Greenland.

Arctic hare sits amongst yellowing willow leaves. Segelsallskapet Fiord. East Greenland.

Arctic hare (Lepus arcticus) molting into brown summer pelage and eating willow catkins, Banks Island, NWT, Arctic Canada

Arctic hare (Lepus articus), Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Arctic Canada

Snoozing arctic hare (Lepus arcticus) in summer pelage, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, High Arctic Canada

Adult arctic hare (Lepus arcticus) eating its own droppings, northern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Arctic Canada

A small herd of resting arctic hares (Lepus articus), northern Ellesmere Island, High Arctic Canada

Young arctic hare (Lepus articus), Banks Island, NWT, Canada

Arctic hare (Lepus articus), northern Ellesmere island, Nunavut, Arctic Canada

Arctic hare, Lepus arcticus in its winter coat, Scoresbysund. East Greenland

Arctic hare, Lepus arcticus in its winter coat, Scoresbysund. East Greenland

Arctic hare, Lepus arcticus in its winter coat amongst autumn leaves, Scoresbysund. East Greenland

Arctic hare, Lepus arcticus in its winter coat amongst autumn leaves, Scoresbysund. East Greenland

Arctic hare, Lepus arcticus in its winter coat amongst autumn leaves, Scoresbysund. East Greenland

Adult arctic hare, Lepus arcticus, Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Arctic Canada

Adult arctic hare, Lepus arcticus, grooming its paw, northern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Arctic Canada

Adult arctic hare, Lepus arcticus, grooming its paw, northern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Arctic Canada

The Arctic Hare, Lepus arcticus, has a thick coat to survive its harsh environment. It feeds on woody plants, mosses and lichens. Nordvest Fjord, Scoresbysund. East Greenland.

Arctic Hare, Ruth Ø, NE Greenland, 2004.

An Inuit home with arctic hares hanging outside to keep them cold. Moriussaq. Northwest Greenland. 1987

Arctic hare in summer. The Arctic

Arctic fox carrying hare meat from a kill. Siorapaluk Northwest Greenland. 1977

Arctic Hare, Lepus arcticus Ellesmere Island. Nunavut. Canada. 1994

Arctic Hare on autumn tundra. Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. 1994

Arctic Hare, Lepus arcticus in summer coat, Ellesmere Island. Nunavut. Canada. 1994

An Inuit home with arctic hares hanging outside to keep them cold. Moriussaq. Northwest Greenland. 1987