Publisher's Synopsis
The "Nature Study" series is an easy-reading edition of Wayland's "Discovering Nature" series. This book tells the reader what rabbits and hares look like and how they differ. These animals have various habitats throughout the world - in fields and meadows, in the Arctic and on mountains, in deserts and swamps.;The author describes their mating and courtship patterns and the care of their young and describes what they eat, who their enemies are, how they defend themselves, and the diseases and parasites that attack rabbits and hares.