March Hare
by M Spadecaller
Title
March Hare
Artist
M Spadecaller
Medium
Digital Art - Digital & Photographic Art
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March Hare
The expression "mad as a March hare" reflects the interesting behavior of hares during mating season. Leaping into the air in a grand show initiates courtship. The female hare, called a jill, tests the male, called a jack, by making him give chase over several miles. If the Jack catches her, she'll mate with him; if not, a more suitable male will take his place. When a Jack chases a Jill that is not ready to mate, she may punch him to ward off his advance. Hopefully, he promptly accepts her rejection or she will pummel him several times until he gets the message. Mutual consent remains the abiding rule. Unlike rabbits, the hare has no burrow for a home. The hare lives on the open plains relying on its speed and quick reflexes to survive. While newborn rabbits, called kittens or kits, are born undeveloped, with closed eyes, and no fur, newborn hares, called leverets, are fully developed at birth, furred with open eyes, and ready to go. The European hare, for example, can run at 37 body lengths a second, while cheetahs, can only manage 23 body lengths per second. For this reason, its nature does not make it a fitting pet, unlike the sociable and domesticable rabbit. Some describe the hare’s behavior as "harebrained," which means flighty or foolish. In the wild, the hare must depend on its speed and reflexes to elude its many predators. Perhaps this accounts for the animals' uneasiness in captivity, where the slightest provocation will spook them. “March Hare,” is a hand-painted digital image created from a composite of photographs.
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March 30th, 2019
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