what type of plant does a snowshoe hare eat
Range: Alaska, Canada, Northern U.S.A. A lso known as the varying hare, this animal has a dark-brown coat in summer that turns white in winter, except for a black edging on the ear tips. This coat is of undoubted camouflage value, although in fact only the visible tips of the hairs are pure white. Usually active at night and in the early morning, the snowshoe rabbit feeds on juicy green plants and grass in summer and twigs, shoots and buds in winter. The population of these animals fluctuates tremendously on a roughly 10-year cycle, due to the availability of food and predator interactions.