Image number: 2397081
© Tesni Ward / Biosphoto
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With strong winds blowing recently fallen snow high into the air, the landscape was transformed into a windswept harsh mountainside. With winds hitting up to 60mph at times, individuals could not spend long out in the exposed landscape, only crossing it when essential to minimise heat loss.
Keywords
Wild animal / Mammal / Lagomorpha / Hare (Lepus sp) / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus)
Environment / Biodiversity management / Environment management / Environment protection / National park
Europe / European Union / United kingdom / Great Britain / Scotland / Cairngorms National Park
Atmosphere / Meteorological phenomenon / Wind / Wind effect
Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Low Risk (IUCN) LR / Least Concern (IUCN) LC
Atmosphere / Meteorological phenomenon / Precipitation 2 / Solid precipitation / Snow
Atmosphere / Seasons / Temperate season / Winter
Individual / Stage of development / Adult
Latin keywords
Vertebrata / Mammalia / Lagomorpha / Leporidae / Lepus