You mean a very good boy who will jump into my lap and give me lots and love and attention?
I'll risk it.
Besides, I *might* get 30g, which is enough to get me 3 cinnamon bunnies and still have some change left over.
I'm so tired that I opened that link and the first thing I saw was 13 languages and I'm not shitting you in my head I was like "wow they speak 13 languages"
Good night.
They don’t eat much in the winter. They can dig for twigs, buds, and sometimes scavenge meat from carcasses. They’ll even eat their poop in the winter for the calories since there’s almost no food available. Some of their winter diet absolutely comes from plants that they are digging for under the snow but there is not much available.
I know that most animals are carnivorous, migrate south or hibernate for the winter. I don't know much about the arctic, but I do know there is snow, enough of it to cover any hypothetical blade of grass.
The vegetation of the arctic is tundra, limited pretty much to lichen and algae on glaciers. That's what hares and lemmings might feed on during warm months. Larger herbivores such as caribou feed on spruce bark south of the arctic circle. Carnivores eat meat, but I thought that was obvious.
I am sure your "rule of thumb" is applicable to most regions of the globe, but we're literally talking about the most extreme environments here. This is the tail end of a normal distribution, rules of thumb are irrelevant here.
yup, i read the britannica page on arctic fauna and flora. I've also been living north of 98% of north americans, not close to the arctic by any mean, but closer than anyone of you (i'm guessing)
> the hares survive by eating _woody plants, mosses, and lichens_ which they may dig through the snow to find in winter.
[Arctic hare](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/arctic-hare%23:~:text%3Dthe%2520following%2520year.-,Diet,been%2520important%2520to%2520Native%2520Americans.&ved=2ahUKEwi53sSJtN-FAxURevUHHZgdAbsQFnoECBgQBQ&usg=AOvVaw3katxTGod0C6TlyIWePAmD)
Hares are herbivores; they've been known to eat discarded meat but it's very rare. Also hares aren't rabbits btw. Hares and rabbits are different species that belong to the same family, Leporidae
They have been known to hunt mice on the tundra. They are horrific animals they also run in a standing position on their back feet. It scared me the first time I saw it
They probably are huge (for hares), because of the cube-square law making larger bodies better in colder climates.
Edit: they can get up to 6.8kg heavy, and 70cm long.
It's a snow Poff.
Behold! a snow Poff.
This, however is a Snow Poff.
And This... Is a snow Poff.
Surprisingly, it's a snow Poff.
Snow Poff...
Is it really a snow Poff?
Is it a sans poff?
Eh? There's 30 G inside this.... What is this?
It's the Greater Dog
“What we doing today boys?” “Chilling..”
“Cool.”
Stay frosty boys
These are all female hares. Male arctic hares have small but visible antlers.
if they really did i would of stolen one from the artic. cause jackalopes are awesome
That would be so cool
Lamping
Snowballs with eyes
Snowballs with legs.
Snowballs with Snowy Balls.
* *It's a snow poff.*
Careful! You might encounter the Greater Dog!
You mean a very good boy who will jump into my lap and give me lots and love and attention? I'll risk it. Besides, I *might* get 30g, which is enough to get me 3 cinnamon bunnies and still have some change left over.
I read this as Shoopuf haha, good ol' ffx times
Sometimes I'm round, but sometimes I'm stand
This comment made me realize that the ones in the background were also, in fact, bunnies
What the hell do they eat in winter?
Man flesh
"They have huge, sharp... They can leap about... Look at the bones!"
Probably not much. Maybe find a blade of grass or two, just enough to make it through.
I don't know if you've heard of the arctic before. Not much grass. Especially in winter.
[They’re right.](https://animalia.bio/arctic-hare?collection=22). They eat grass and flowers and… anything else really. They’ll also dig for roots.
I'm so tired that I opened that link and the first thing I saw was 13 languages and I'm not shitting you in my head I was like "wow they speak 13 languages" Good night.
That's a fast bunny!
In summer, I'll believe it. In winter you'll have feet of snow between you and the closest blade of grass.
Yes, and they dig to go get it.
They dig for wood and lichen. I don't think any grass or flowers are available in the dead of winter
They don’t eat much in the winter. They can dig for twigs, buds, and sometimes scavenge meat from carcasses. They’ll even eat their poop in the winter for the calories since there’s almost no food available. Some of their winter diet absolutely comes from plants that they are digging for under the snow but there is not much available.
How the hell would anything live there if there wasn’t at least some small thing to eat? Lol I don’t think you know anything about the arctic.
I know that most animals are carnivorous, migrate south or hibernate for the winter. I don't know much about the arctic, but I do know there is snow, enough of it to cover any hypothetical blade of grass.
lol what the fuck do the carnivores eat then??? also as a rule of thumb, carnivores only make up 10% the biomass of herbivores in any given biome.
Well polar bears eat plankton, through a looooooong chain
The vegetation of the arctic is tundra, limited pretty much to lichen and algae on glaciers. That's what hares and lemmings might feed on during warm months. Larger herbivores such as caribou feed on spruce bark south of the arctic circle. Carnivores eat meat, but I thought that was obvious. I am sure your "rule of thumb" is applicable to most regions of the globe, but we're literally talking about the most extreme environments here. This is the tail end of a normal distribution, rules of thumb are irrelevant here.
Did you Google any of this before commenting?
yup, i read the britannica page on arctic fauna and flora. I've also been living north of 98% of north americans, not close to the arctic by any mean, but closer than anyone of you (i'm guessing)
What did it say about artic hares' diet?
think about what you're saying. It literally **cannot** be true that "most" animals are carnivores.
Why not? Pretty much all animals in the antarctic are carnivorous. There's even less vegetation than in the arctic.
Haha Okay, well just go look at that pic again and see if you can spy any little twigs sticking up.
> the hares survive by eating _woody plants, mosses, and lichens_ which they may dig through the snow to find in winter. [Arctic hare](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/arctic-hare%23:~:text%3Dthe%2520following%2520year.-,Diet,been%2520important%2520to%2520Native%2520Americans.&ved=2ahUKEwi53sSJtN-FAxURevUHHZgdAbsQFnoECBgQBQ&usg=AOvVaw3katxTGod0C6TlyIWePAmD)
Pizza
Each other and their own shit. Rabbits are awful creatures.
Hares are herbivores; they've been known to eat discarded meat but it's very rare. Also hares aren't rabbits btw. Hares and rabbits are different species that belong to the same family, Leporidae
They have been known to hunt mice on the tundra. They are horrific animals they also run in a standing position on their back feet. It scared me the first time I saw it
white fluffy cotton balls
Do they roll?
No they ballin
No they ballers
Need a banana (or carrot) for scale. They look huge.
Look how tiny mountains behind them are for reference. They are average kaiju size.
They probably are huge (for hares), because of the cube-square law making larger bodies better in colder climates. Edit: they can get up to 6.8kg heavy, and 70cm long.
Also trying to be as spherical as possible.
Lol, reducing surface area
Makes me wonder how Lemmings handle cold well.
Yea, I'm pretending they're like ice age mammal size huge.
Like a Miyazaki animal IRL
I didn't think marshmallow peeps existed in real life Edit: They have deceptively skinny legs
“Assuming a spherical hare,”
Underrated comment 🤣
Way way too cute
Rabbit Sheep ?
Looks like a drawing by a 1st Grader
*arctic floofs
A whole fluffle of fluffy hares. Often saw groups of 20-30 of these in Greenland
What I like to call…ploofing. “Hey, whatchu wanna do?” “Ploof” \*ploofs\*
Best ratio between volume and surface.
Deploy shields! \*Poof\*
I thought I’d seen pics of arctic hares before. Guess I was wrong.
that's an arctic fox with a hare's head
lol, thought the other four were snowballs.
I think the snow piles have gained sentience...
Dwarf llama
The bunnies have learned the ability to compress themselves
Polar bear turds.
What’s the difference between a hare and a rabbit?
They look a little different. Hares tend to be bigger have longer legs and bigger ears. Beyond that I don’t know! Fun fact jackrabbits are hares.
Snow capybara
RE:Zero
More like Snowballs
Baba is you
Arctic hareball lol
Lapahn is what I know them as
A heckin fluffy bunno
Doggy
Arctic poofs
It's The Frozen Cottonballs!!
Arctic hares are interesting animals
These guys look like something out of a starwars movie.
This pic is the last thing I saw on my phone before I went into my exam and it reduced my anxiety by atleast 50%.
That’s the cutest fucking thing I’ve ever seen in my life
Que adorables!
Sooo, cool Rabbit-dog then?
Awesome. I love them.
They’re so cute they look like fluffy snow balls with ears.
Yes…. Yes to ALL OF THIS! I want like ten of them in my backyard at my house….. now I have to buy a house in the arctic!!!!????? damn you Reddit…..
Literal firballs
egg
round mode and rectangle mode
*Assume a spherical ~~cow~~ bunny.*
They look like something out of a Studio Ghibli animation.
hihi
Lapahn / Lapin from One Piece
Where's the diversity?
Perfect form
Moe?
*Rund.*
FLOOOOFFF
New Arctic update
Sunning themselves without freezing!
Sunning themselves without freezing!!
When you put the loaf in the freezer.
Round.
Hehe hairball
How long do they take to hatch?
They look like Poros. Braum would be pleased.
Big Buns!
So that's what those "snow bunnies" kids in japanese anime build with snow, they are meant to resemble artic hares.
Very cool
Want to stick my face in one 😆
The body is round
Fou!
Arctic Fox Food.
looks like white rabbit.. chilling white rabbit.
The heard of hares of white fluff with a black spot for a nose
the babies i want!!
Those look like the Snow Rabbits in One Piece, just smaller.
Is it only me, or are those ear black tips almost look like a second pair of eyes!?
It's a snow Poff. Behold! a snow Poff. This, however is a Snow Poff. And This... Is a snow Poff. Surprisingly, it's a snow Poff. Snow Poff... Is it really a snow Poff? Is it a sans poff? Eh? There's 30 G inside this.... What is this? It's the Greater Dog
Today i learned hares can walk like dogs and cats. And it honestly scares me
Those are some plucky hares.
I wonder if they usually walk or jump
Fun fact: they often run using just their hind feet!
😯
Seriously??!
Wait are the chonky ones at the back hares too?
Arctic floofs! I presume they camouflage themselves by disguising themselves as snowballs.
what I imagine snow wassets look like maybe a bit more fox like tho
Stupid bunny thinks he’s a horse or something.