New Zealand Journal of Zoology abstracts
Notes on New Zealand mammals 3. Brown hare signals to cat
John E. C. Flux
230 Hill Road, Belmont
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
flux@paradise.net.nz
Keywords behaviour; cat; Felis catus;
hare; Lepus
europaeus
On 13 December 2006 at 1842 h, I was photographing a hare (Lepus
europaeus) feeding in the field opposite my house (41° 11′S,
174°55′E). Suddenly, it turned
and stood upright on its hind toes with ears erect. I had never seen
this posture in over 40 years of observing hares, including several
hundred hours of study by day and night (Flux 1981, 1997).
Z07018; Online publication date 24 May 2007; Received 30 April 2007;
accepted 3 May 2007
New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 2007, Vol. 34: 159—160
0301—4223/07/3402—0159 © The Royal Society of New Zealand 2007
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