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lebre-ártica

A large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter.

        lebre-ártica
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        In the evening I got photos of a Polar Hare, the third we had seen.
        The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search o...
        2
        The martens, ermines, polar hares, musk-rats, and beavers literally swarmed upon the site of the former factory.
        The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude
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        Besides the caribous, there were also plenty of Polar hares, which formed an agreeable addition to the larder.
        The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude
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        The wolves came actually within musket-range of the enceinte to devour the martens and Polar hares, which were their only food.
        The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude
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        "True," said Lucien, "the Polar hare feeds upon willows, arbutus, and the Labrador tea-plant.
        The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North
        1
        Sometimes an Arctic hare or a fox was got; but not often.
        Fast in the Ice: Adventures in the Polar Regions
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        Bettles pointed to a robe of Arctic hare skins, the end of which showed in the mouth of a bag.
        Burning Daylight
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        Arctic hares, rabbits, rein-deer; and the lemming, in some parts of the interior.
        Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territ...
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        Warm socks are made from the skin of the Arctic Hare.
        Klondyke Nuggets / A Brief Description of the Great Gold Regions...
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        Besides the Seals and fish, he sometimes catches an Arctic Hare.
        The Burgess Animal Book for Children