La liebre americana (Lepus americanus) es una especie de mamífero lagomorfo de la familia Leporidae propia de Norteamérica. Tiene unas grandes patas posteriores que le sirven para no hundirse en la nieve cuando salta o camina. Sus patas también están recubiertas de pelo en la planta para evitar que se congelen.
Para camuflarse su pelo se vuelve blanco durante el invierno y marrón durante el verano. Sus flancos siempre son blancos. También se le puede distinguir por los pelos negros que tiene alrededor de las orejas. Sus orejas son más cortas que la mayoría de las liebres.
En verano, su base alimenticia son plantas, como hierba, helechos u hojas. Y en invierno se alimenta de ramas, la corteza de los árboles, y los capullos de flores y plantas. Junto con las liebres árticas, se ha llegado a saber que pueden llegar a comerse carne robada puesta como cebo de trampas e incluso pueden llegar a comerse a sus congéneres muertos, así como roedores muertos, debido a la escasa disponibilidad de proteínas en su dieta. A veces se ve la alimentación en grupos pequeños. Este animal es principalmente nocturno y no hiberna.
Glacier National Park
Glacier, Canadá
+123 aves+30 mamíferos
Where the Columbia Mountains rise in British Columbia’s interior, temperate rainforest gives way to alpine meadows scattered with late-lying snow. […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALCape Breton Highlands National Park
Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Canadá
+115 aves+23 mamíferos
Where the Cabot Trail winds through Nova Scotia’s northern reaches, weathered plateaus rise dramatically above the Atlantic, their cliff faces […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALKootenay National Park
Area G (Forster Creek/Mount Assiniboine), Canadá
+64 aves+26 mamíferos
Where the Canadian Rockies fracture into emerald valleys, hot springs bubble through mineral-rich earth, and the Kootenay River carves its […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALMount Revelstoke National Park
Area B (Shelter Bay/Mica Creek), Canadá
+57 aves+17 mamíferos
Where granite peaks claw at cloud-laden skies above the Columbia River valley, ancient temperate rainforests cloak the mountainsides in emerald […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALFrontenac National Park
Sainte-Praxède, Canadá
+126 aves+26 mamíferos
Granite cliffs rise abruptly from crystalline lakes, their weathered faces painted in rust and lichen, while boreal forest sweeps across […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALBanff National Park
Improvement District No. 9, Canadá
+121 aves+30 mamíferos
Where turquoise glacial lakes mirror jagged peaks and coniferous forests sweep across vast alpine plateaus, one of North America’s most […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALJasper National Park
Improvement District No. 12, Canadá
+127 aves+32 mamíferos
Where the Canadian Rockies erupt into a wilderness of turquoise glacial lakes and precipitous valleys, nearly 11,000 square kilometres of […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALL’Île-Bonaventure-Et-Du-Rocher-Percé National Park
Le Rocher-Percé, Canadá
+146 aves+3 mamíferos
Where the St. Lawrence River crashes against Quebec’s Gaspésie Peninsula, a pierced limestone monolith rises 88 metres from churning Atlantic […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALMont-Saint-Bruno National Park
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canadá
+121 aves+30 mamíferos
Where the Saint Lawrence lowlands rise into unexpected prominence, a modest but ecologically rich mountain dome commands attention across Quebec’s […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALPointe-Taillon National Park
Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Canadá
+135 aves+24 mamíferos
Where the St. Lawrence River widens into the Gulf, a slender peninsula of boreal forest and wetland emerges from the […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALMauricie National Park
Shawinigan, Canadá
+120 aves+30 mamíferos
Where granite ridges rise above boreal forest and pristine waterways carve through the Canadian Shield, a wilderness of rare ecological […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALVoyageurs National Park
Northwest Saint Louis, Estados Unidos
+12 aves+16 mamíferos
Where granite bedrock meets crystalline waters along Minnesota’s Canadian border, an archipelago of pristine lakes fragments the boreal landscape into […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALKatmai National Park
Lake and Peninsula Borough, Estados Unidos
+12 aves+20 mamíferos
Where volcanic peaks pierce through coastal mist and salmon-choked rivers carve through pristine wilderness, one of North America’s most dynamic […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALLassen Volcanic National Park
Shasta County, Estados Unidos
+114 aves+25 mamíferos
Steaming vents pierce a landscape sculpted by volcanic fury, where obsidian flows meet alpine meadows across nearly 550 square kilometers […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALGates of the Arctic National Park
Unorganized Borough, Estados Unidos
+18 aves+9 mamíferos
Granite peaks rise abruptly from boreal forest in Alaska’s remote Brooks Range, where two mountains—Frigid Crags and Boreal Mountain—frame a […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALDenali National Park
Denali Borough, Estados Unidos
+102 aves+22 mamíferos
Where subarctic wilderness sprawls across nearly 31,000 square kilometres of interior Alaska, six million acres of raw, untrammelled landscape define […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALYosemite National Park
Mariposa County, Estados Unidos
+122 aves+30 mamíferos
Where granite monoliths rise nearly a vertical mile above verdant valleys, the Sierra Nevada reveals one of North America’s most […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALGrand Teton National Park
Teton County, Estados Unidos
+123 aves+30 mamíferos
Where granite peaks pierce the Wyoming sky, a landscape of raw geological drama unfolds across 2,550 square kilometers of pristine […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALYellowstone National Park
Park County, Estados Unidos
+120 aves+31 mamíferos
Geothermal plumes rise from an alien landscape where boiling springs feed crystalline pools and geysers erupt with clockwork precision across […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALMount Rainier National Park
Pierce County, Estados Unidos
+105 aves+27 mamíferos
Where volcanic slopes rise dramatically from temperate rainforest to alpine tundra, a landscape of raw geological power unfolds across 1,322 […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALCrater Lake National Park
Klamath County, Estados Unidos
+78 aves+21 mamíferos
Where the Cascade Range’s volcanic heart fractured 7,700 years ago, a mirror of impossible blue now reflects alpine wilderness at […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALRocky Mountain National Park
Larimer County, Estados Unidos
+121 aves+31 mamíferos
Where granite peaks pierce the Colorado sky above 12,000 feet, alpine tundra sprawls across windswept plateaus alongside dense subalpine forests […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALOlympic National Park
Jefferson County, Estados Unidos
+122 aves+29 mamíferos
Where temperate rainforest meets alpine meadow and windswept coastline, a remarkable wilderness unfolds across Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. This 10,765-square-kilometre sanctuary […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALWrangell-Saint Elias National Park
Unorganized Borough, Estados Unidos
+77 aves+19 mamíferos
Where granite peaks thrust skyward and tidewater glaciers calve into fjords, North America’s largest subpolar wilderness commands absolute attention. Spanning […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALMonts-Valin National Park
Mont-Valin, Canadá
+27 aves+6 mamíferos
Where granite peaks thrust through boreal forest in Quebec’s Laurentian region, dramatic canyons and crystalline lakes define a landscape of […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALHautes-Gorges-De-La-Rivière-Malbaie National Park
Mont-Élie, Canadá
+39 aves+9 mamíferos
Where granite gorges cleave through the Charlevoix region of Quebec, the Malbaie River has carved a landscape of extraordinary drama. […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALWaterton Lakes National Park
Improvement District No. 04, Canadá
+127 aves+30 mamíferos
Where the Rocky Mountains plunge dramatically into the turquoise waters of two pristine glacial lakes, one of North America’s most […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALGrands-Jardins National Park
Lac-Pikauba, Canadá
+33 aves+13 mamíferos
Granite ridges pierce the boreal landscape where Quebec’s Laurentian plateau rises above the surrounding lowlands, creating a mosaic of windswept […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALWood Buffalo National Park
Improvement District No. 24, Canadá
+27 aves+12 mamíferos
Where boreal forest dissolves into muskeg and pristine waterways carve through an otherwise untamed wilderness, Canada’s largest national park sprawls […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALLac-Témiscouata National Park
Témiscouata, Canadá
+55 aves+10 mamíferos
Where the Appalachian highlands meet the boreal forest, a pristine wilderness of over 500 square kilometres unfolds across eastern Quebec. […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALYoho National Park
Area A (Kicking Horse/Kinbasket Lake), Canadá
+81 aves+26 mamíferos
Where granite peaks claw at British Columbia’s sky, turquoise glacial rivers carve through valleys of old-growth forest, creating a landscape […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALFundy National Park of Canada
Alma Parish, Canadá
+131 aves+27 mamíferos
Where the Bay of Fundy’s tidal rhythms sculpt the Maritime landscape, a compact wilderness of 345 square kilometres unfolds across […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALMont-Tremblant National Park
Lac-des-Dix-Milles, Canadá
+110 aves+23 mamíferos
Where granite ridges rise above boreal forest and crystalline lakes mirror the Quebec sky, one of eastern Canada’s most dynamic […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALGros Morne National Park
Canadá
+128 aves+19 mamíferos
Where granite peaks rise dramatically above fjord-carved valleys, one of Canada’s most geologically spectacular wilderness areas commands nearly 4,000 square […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALKluane National Park and Reserve
Canadá
+28 aves+18 mamíferos
Where granite peaks pierce the Yukon sky and glaciers sprawl across a landscape barely touched by human hands, one of […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALBic National Park
Rimouski, Canadá
+119 aves+17 mamíferos
Granite cliffs plunge toward the churning Saint Lawrence River, where salt marshes and boreal forest converge in an explosive collision […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALMont-Mégantic National Park
La Patrie, Canadá
+40 aves+11 mamíferos
Where hardwood forests surge up a dramatic peak in southern Quebec, ancient granite slopes create a sanctuary for boreal and […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALKouchibouguac National Park of Canada
Carleton Parish, Canadá
+114 aves+16 mamíferos
Salt marshes melting into Acadian forest meet the Bay of Fundy’s restless tides along New Brunswick’s hidden gem. This 591-square-kilometre […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALForillon National Park
Gaspé, Canadá
+131 aves+11 mamíferos
Where the Gaspé Peninsula meets the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, rugged cliffs plunge into churning Atlantic waters, sculpting a dramatic […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALTombstone Territorial Park
Dawson City, Canadá
+86 aves+17 mamíferos
Where granite peaks pierce the Yukon sky and tundra stretches endlessly toward the Arctic horizon, the Tombstone Range commands attention […]
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