Mountain hare lives at elevations from 700 to 3800 m, depending on biographic region and season. The mountain hare is a large species, though it is slightly smaller than the European hare. It grows to a length of , with a tail of , and a mass of , females being slightly heavier than males. In summer, for all populations of mountain hares, the coat is various shades of brown. In preparation for winter most populations moult into a white (or largely white) pelage. The tail remains completely white all year round, distinguishing the mountain hare from the European hare ("Lepus europaeus"),
A Wild Hare stiff leg towards his rabbit hole (recalling "The Spirit of '76"). In a rare promotional broadcast, "A Wild Hare" was loosely adapted for the radio as a sketch performed by Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan on the April 11, 1941, edition of "The Al Pearce Show". The sketch was followed by a scripted interview with Leon Schlesinger. Although the script is available for public online viewing, , no recording of the broadcast is known to exist. "A Wild Hare", due to it setting the stage for Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny, is available on many home video releases. A