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Image 1) A close-up of an Arctic hare's face.

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25-Word Crossword

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Paintings, sculptures, music, etc.

3

Hares and rabbits Order.

4

Arctic hare winter colour.

5

Parasites.

7

Birth season.

9

They have black fur at the tips.

10

Eating of soft fecal pellets.

11

Made with hare skin.

13

Arctic hare food.

15

Arctic hare specialist.

17

The study of living organisms.

19

Action of feeding by young.

21

Someone who hunts.

23

Arctic habitat.

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Start of the mating season for Arctic hares.

6

Latin for hare.

8

The study of ancient history through things.

12

Inuktitut for Arctic hare.

14

An island in Canada's North.

16

Not a hare.

18

A hare has two pairs in the upper jaw.

20

A predator of leverets.

22

Language used for scientific names.

24

What we eat.

25

Scientific activity.

   

 

 

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