A Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) sticks his tongue out whilst preening in the Cairngorms National Park, UK.

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Shooting date : 2018-02-08

With blanket snow covering the plateau, this Mountain Hare was able to blend into his surroundings whilst preening. In order to keep warm and dry, they must regularly maintain their fur, keeping it clean and free of parasites or debris. Whilst trying to preen his chest, he would stick his tongue out before reaching down.

Keywords

Science / Meteorology / Meteorological phenomenon / Precipitation 2 / Solid precipitation / Snow

Animal / Wild animal / Chordate / Vertebrate / Synapsid / Therapsid / Mammal / Lagomorpha / Hare (Lepus sp) / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus)

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Shot / White background

Europe / European Union / United kingdom / Great Britain / Scotland / Cairngorms National Park

February

Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Low Risk (IUCN) LR / Least Concern (IUCN) LC

Environment / Biodiversity management / Environment management / Environment protection / National park

Clean (cleanse) / Grooming (animal)

Behavior / Social behaviour / Grimace

Ambiance / Seasons / Temperate season / Winter

Organism / Morphology / Morphology (zoology) / Livery / Wintry livery

Organism / Morphology / Morphology (zoology) / Tongue

Enumeration / Alone

Individual / Stage of development / Adult

Individual / Nobody

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Eukaryota / Opisthokonta / Metazoa / Bilateria / Coelomata / Deuterostomia / Chordata / Vertebrata / Gnathostomata / Euteleostomi / Sarcopterygii / Rhipidistia / Tetrapodomorpha / Tetrapoda / Synapsida / Eupelycosauria / Therapsida / Cynodontia / Mammalia / Lagomorpha / Leporidae / Lepus

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