SPRINGHARE

CHARACTERISTICS: It is similar to a kangaroo rabbit, with long bushy tail and large, narrow and straight ears. It can jump as far as two metres distance. It lives alone or in a pair, in this case the female digs extensive burrows. It has five specialist front claws, which it uses to hunt.
DIET: Seeds, stalks, bulbs... and even locusts, beetles and other invertebrates.
REPRODUCTION: It does not have a preferred mating period. The sole offspring is born at any time of year. It is suckled in the main reproductive burrow for approximately 7 weeks.
CURIOSITIES: It sleeps supine with the head resting on its hind quarters or the tail wrapped around the whole body. It uses its long tail to sit upright.