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An image of three running hares with linked ears can be found in many medieval churches and cathedrals across Britain — ...
22/01/2023

An image of three running hares with linked ears can be found in many medieval churches and cathedrals across Britain — possibly due to their association with the Virgin Mary and the belief that hares were hermaphrodites or as a representation of the Holy Trinity.

The phrase ‘mad as a March hare’ is derived from the antics of hares during their breeding season.
22/01/2023

The phrase ‘mad as a March hare’ is derived from the antics of hares during their breeding season.

A hare’s paw, when carried in the right-hand pocket, was believed to ward off cramp and rheumatism.
22/01/2023

A hare’s paw, when carried in the right-hand pocket, was believed to ward off cramp and rheumatism.

The expression to ‘kiss the hare’s foot’, meaning ‘to be late’, alludes to the hare’s great speed and the notion that, i...
22/01/2023

The expression to ‘kiss the hare’s foot’, meaning ‘to be late’, alludes to the hare’s great speed and the notion that, if you hesitate, it will have gone and all that will be left is a footprint.

There are about 700,000 hares in the UK — they are especially prolific in East Anglia, but sparser in the West Country a...
22/01/2023

There are about 700,000 hares in the UK — they are especially prolific in East Anglia, but sparser in the West Country and much of Wales; in northern Scotland, the brown hare is replaced by the mountain hare, Lepus timidus.

The brown hare is Britain’s fastest land mammal, clocking speeds of up to 40mph.
22/01/2023

The brown hare is Britain’s fastest land mammal, clocking speeds of up to 40mph.

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