When I was a child in East Yorkshire I remember seeing hares, but that was a long time ago. Here in Spain we are used to seeing them in the olive groves. They are shy and nocturnal, we only ever see them in our headlights when driving at night. They are like a rabbit but with longer legs and black-tipped ears, but they run much faster.

5 to remember
la liebre – the hare
el conejo – tje rabbit
la pata – the leg of bird or animal
la oreja – the ear
negro/a – black

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Longer legs & bigger ears: a hare, not a bunny #wildlife in #Spain via @Spanish_Valley http://wp.me/p3dYp6-aV