Thread: Not Traditional Pet

Was told once, that Bugs Bunny was a Hare. I thought he was a line.

I'd name it Stewart.....stew for short

Originally Posted by Witchdoctor

Rabbits are illegal to keep in QLD $60K fine & rising.

A Hare is not from the same family & is legal to keep in QLD.

What's the difference between a rabbit and a hare, how can you tell them apart?

Originally Posted by Ferret

What's the difference between a rabbit and a hare, how can you tell them apart?

A ferret should know that! hehe!! From my experience, the hare has bigger ears with a black tip and much longer back legs and bigger overall.

And hare tastes very different from rabbit.

Out at the property we used to make rabbit stew,very nice.

Occasionally,we would end up with a hare in the stew as well,we could certainly tell the difference in taste.


We get quite a few around here,they are a ginger colour,and certainly give the dog a bit of exercise,but she can't catch them,as they zig zag at speed,the dog can't keep up.

Edit...just thinking,when we were kids,our German Shorthaired pointer used to catch them.All we used to find left was two ears,she would eat the rest.

The Springer Spaniel we have now just hasn't got the speed,she is more a quail/duck hunter.

Yes they are very fast runners, I used to shoot rabbits and hares in NZ for a bounty....hares also live above ground whereas rabbits burrow...and hares will eat small trees etc that farmers have planted.

A rabbit told me once, he had just washed his thing, and now he can't do a hare with it!

Gordie,

You are correct.

The easiest way to identify a hare from a rabbit is the black tips on the ears. A closer look will show the size & length of the rear legs.
These creature can have short speed bursts up to 70K's their only defence.


Cheers
Dave