### animal | vertebrate | mammal | hare:

Snowshoe hare
* Most snowshoe hares eat twigs.
* Most snowshoe hares have feet
  - furry feet
  - growth
  - white fur
* Some snowshoe hares cause damage
  - extensive damage
* Some snowshoe hares have population trends
  - ranges
* Some snowshoe hares have stable population trends
  - years
* are active year-round, mostly at dawn, dusk, or at night.
* are also a primary food in the winter
  - accomplished swimmers
* are also famous for their seasonal molts
  - moults
  - good swimmers
  - important prey
* are experts at eluding predators
  - escaping predators
  - forest-dwellers that prefer the thick cover of brushy undergrowth
* are found in North America throughout much of the boreal forest
  - throughout Canada and in the northernmost United States
  - important prey animals in their ecosystem
  - larger than cottontail rabbits
  - mammals
  - particularly good at camouflage
  - primarily nocturnal
* are the primary host
  - prey of lynx
  - used widely as a source of wild meat
* avoid open areas.
* can be an important food source in years of hare abundance
  - have up to four litters a year, with one to nine young per litter
* eat the bark, and grouse eat the winter buds
  - needles, bark, and twigs, and mice and voles the seedlings
  - large hind feet
  - smaller ears that cottontail rabbits
* have white fur
  - legs still
* occupy regions.
* remains open year-round.
* stay in a small area that scientists call a home range.

Young hare
* Some young hares require care.
* are able to move about and feed on their own shortly after birth
  - born fully furred and with eyes open
  - therefore able to fend for themselves very quickly after birth

Herbivorous mammal
* Many herbivorous mammals have wide molar s.
* Most herbivorous mammals inhabit rivers.
* Some herbivorous mammals are very choosy
  - inhabit streams
* have large back teeth with wide surfaces.

Hoofed mammal
* Many hoofed mammals live in grasslands and savannahs.
* Some hoofed mammals use leks when they mark their territory with urine and faeces.
* can have horns
  - run quickly in order to get food or escape

### animal | vertebrate | mammal | hoofed mammal:

Artiodactyl
* All artiodactyls have a postorbital bar or process.
* Most artiodactyls have two toes on each foot that they walk on.
* also rank with horses and dogs as the animals most useful to people.
* are a widespread group of mammals
  - mostly plant eaters
  - native to all continents except Australia and Antarctica
  - paraphyletic, the even-toed ungulates give rise to whales
  - sometimes called cloven hooved, that is they have two toes
* have a well-developed sense of smell and sense of hearing
  - different natural predators depending on their size and habitat

### animal | vertebrate | mammal | hoofed mammal:

Collared peccary
* Collared peccaries are also highly territorial in nature
  - found in diverse habitats
  - in the even-toed, hoofed mammal order of Artiodactyla
  - known as javelinas
  - can be loud and are easy to hear when threatened
  - communicate with each other using several different sounds
  - form herds of anywhere from three to thirty or more
  - groom very often towards each other to reassure bonds
* Collared peccaries have a distinctive thin collar of white fur on the shoulders
  - long snout
  - an undeserved reputation for aggression
  - good hearing
  - large, ovular heads and flat snouts
  - inhabit South America, Central America and South-western North America
  - smell for food with their snout

Equid
* always require forage.
* have two basic social systems.