Drift Hare
Research Completion: 02/28/2026
Researcher: Fennick Carnit
Aggression Level: Passive
Nicknames: Spring’s Icon
Base description:
These long eared furballs are the first sign that the global freeze is coming to an end. When the snow stops and temperature starts heading to the positives, drift hares come out of their burrows and start clearing out the snow around their burrow. Since they come out before ice is able to melt, they will eat the snow while clearing it.
They like to live on the border between grassy fields and forests. As they build their burrows in small grassy hills, but eat primarily the common nuts that grow in forests. Drift hares also like to build their burrows close to other drift hare burrows, so much so that they create what can almost be considered as little hives.
Drift hares appear to have two distinct genders that are differentiated by their colour. The females are bright snow white, and impossible to see when they first start coming out. The males are a light warm yellow, and almost look like they shimmer in the sunlight. Both have sky blue eyes.
Reproduction:
Drift hares don’t seam to have a specific mating season, as they appear to just do it whenever they want. So long as they are close enough to home. Drift hares are not monogamous in the slightest, and also seam to not care whether or not their mate is male or female.
A drift hare gives birth to one baby per pregnancy.
Fighting style:
Drift hares and completely passive, but will attempt to distract predators. When a predator gets close to a drift hare burrow/hive, two rand drift hares will attempt to run cercles around the predator to distract it. While they are running, they start squeaking. As if to both help in the distraction, and warn the others to hide. When the two running have decided that it has been long enough, they dart off to find protection.
Edibility:
Drift hares are an excellent source of protein due to their diet, and is commonly sold in Vextech as jerky. They also have enough meat to feed two people. Though their meat cooks really fast and dry’s out quick. I would recommend using it in a stew, or turning it into jerky as previously mentioned.
A drift hare pelt, while may be a little small, has a lot of fur. It is great for making cold resistant clothing.
Myths:
Nothing can be found so far.
