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Rabbits in most areas have a brown coat. The arctic hare has a bright white coat in

winter. How does the arctic hare's white color help it survive?

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Indeed, rabbits, in most of the planet, tend to have their fur colored brown, copper or other similar shades. Now, in the Arctic regions, these animals do not have this color, but a white one, similar to the environment that surrounds them. This is so because these animals, for evolutionary reasons, have adapted their fur to the snowy environment that surrounds them in the Arctic, in order to avoid being detected by potential predators, protecting themselves and trying to ensure their survival.

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