large rabbit in canadian rockies?

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- 09/09/2010 at 8:46 AM
  lwayne
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  I went backpacking again in the Canadian Rockies. On the trip we spotted a very large wild rabbit (probably a mountain hare?). We were at about 6500ft above sea level. It looked kinda like my Leo, except much bigger, maybe 20 lbs or more. I didn’t realize there were large rabbits like that in North America? Does anyone know what species it might be? Do mountain hares live in the Canadian Rockies??
- 09/09/2010 at 8:56 AM
  Andi
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  White Tailed Jack Rabbit I believe they are called.
  They are found further up North from where I am. I’ve not seen many in B.C. But i have in Alberta, and yes they are HUGE! lol
- 09/09/2010 at 8:59 AM
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  I would think a white-tailed jackrabbit maybe, they live in higher elevations too.
- 09/09/2010 at 9:00 AM
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  oops, ditto Andi, we posted at the same time
- 09/09/2010 at 9:06 AM
  lwayne
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  hmm, it fits the range. If it was a white-tailed jackrabbit, it definitely had adapted to the alpine climate as it was quite furry/fat and much larger than they normally get. I dont seem to remember it have the scrawny legs of a typical jackrabbit/hare. It seriously looked like a 20lb Leo, plump round and fuzzy :-).
- 09/09/2010 at 12:08 PM
  ScooterandAnnette
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  I took this picture when we were living in Edmonton. It’s kind of hard to tell it’s size from the photo, but that’s a decent sized tree in the front yard that the bunny is napping by. The first time I saw one it was out by the airport and it was running through a parking lot, I thought it was a dog! This one is mostly white because it was the beginning of spring and it hadn’t lost its winter coat yet.
  
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