Snowshoe hares: Adorable BC animal is a part-time cannibal
A really cute BC mammal is a part-time cannibal.
One of the most adorable critters roaming through the BC wilderness has an unexpected appetite — for flesh.
Snowshoe hares, beloved for their ivory fur and the way they effortlessly bound across deep snow, appear quite innocent-looking, with big, dark eyes and a quintessential, twitching “bunny” nose.
But the forest dwellers aren’t strictly herbivores, unlike their rabbit cousins.
Indeed, these alabaster buns opportunistically die on whatever they can get their mouths on, which typically includes a range of vegetation during the spring and summer and bark in the winter.
Dr. Stan…