European hare adaptions for high speed running in hares include wider nostrils and larger hearts. In comparison to the European rabbit, the hare has a proportionally smaller stomach and caecum. This hare is one of the largest of the lagomorphs. Its head and body length can range from with a tail length of . The body mass is typically between . The hare's elongated ears range from from the notch to tip. It also has long hind feet that have a length of between . The skull has nasal bones that are short, but broad and heavy. The supraorbital ridge has well-developed
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