It is worth noting that these long-eared animals are real vegetarians – they do not even eat insects. In biology textbooks, hares are called herbivores, but their diet includes not only different types of herbs, but also twigs of shrubs, leaves, roots, tubers and berries. Since they do not stock up for the winter, the question arises as to what the hare feeds in the forest in severe frosts. When the snow falls, the animals select young trees with soft bark, stand on their hind legs and gnaw it.
At this time of year, the hares try to stay closer to the fields, where the remains of grain crops remain or winter crops are sown. Some individuals are selected closer to the farmland, because you can profit from hay. In heavy snowfalls or rains the animals remain in shelters and do not go out to seek food. In order to impregnate themselves with protein at these moments, they pick up their litter, which, getting into the digestive tract, is digested as a normal meal.
Some people believe that the favorite treat for rabbits is cabbage, and even wonder: what does the hare feed in the forest if there are no cabbage? In fact, the fact that “eared” have a special love for this vegetable, is a myth. Rather, the hare will give preference to beets, cucumbers and potatoes. Even cases are known where “oblique” ruined fields with these crops.
