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tundra hare
Lepus othus
The Alaskan hare is one of the largest hares. It lives in the tundra of Alaska and northwestern Canada and tolerates severe frosts well.
The Alaskan hare is larger than most hares and has shorter ears to conserve heat. It is important for the tundra nature as the main herbivorous species and food for wolves and foxes.
gnaws plants
trophic:herbivore
feeding_timing:crepuscular
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Molts twice a year. In spring the fur becomes brown, in autumn - white.
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homogamy, reproduction always with fertilization, no alternation of generations
pecking
Worker
Were {name} like {animal}, then:
birth time
very cold, short summer, lots of moss
wood, tree bark
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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Map
will celebrate their {n} birthday
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summer mild, +15…+20 °C
Polar tundra
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
very cold, short summer, almost no trees, lots of moss
days
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
adult
Maturity
Handbag
plants
About health
from 1.2 to 4.8 kilograms, 0.7 – 1.4 meters
milk
willow bark
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Repro interval
results
protection from predators
Colors
Cool summer
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
mo
alpine meadows and arctic tundra on land
Trophic type
Filters
Captures or processes food by biting or nipping with the mouth.
leaves
grass
Upcoming birthdays
Winter with snow
eggs, roe or offspring develop in a nest built on the ground or close to it
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
leaf
Height
nest on the ground
rains almost always, very humid
young are born live on land, not hatched from eggs or roe
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Ears size
Tundra
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
Lifespan average
in a terrestrial nest
leaves
grasses
live birth
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
crepuscular
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
Pets
Nearctic realm
Repeatedly strikes or probes substrate with beak to obtain food.
biting
Lots of rain and cool summer
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
{name} jubilee
cm
Old-timers
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turns
Rascals
terrestrial forest
drink mother's milk in childhood
Ears count
Litter size
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
grazing
wood
°C
Not specified
Fur temp
alpine and arctic tundra
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
Hind legs size
herbivore
lots of rain, cool summer, snow in winter
Feeds by cropping or nibbling low-growing vegetation or algae.
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Elders
leaves and stems of grasses and other herbaceous vegetation
Bro
normal sexual
Taxons
if born as {name}
Foraging takes place among trees and woody vegetation.
cold, short summer, almost no trees
age
birth date
no permanent shelter
tearing
rest
Fur color
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
nocturnal
The basics
herbivory, feed only on plant food
climbing
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
primary food sources
teeth
bark
after transformation until death
Potential Habitat
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Mass
young shoots and leaves of plants
cold winter, lots of coniferous trees: spruce, pine
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
Plants
Gestation
Rips or shreds food using teeth, beak or claws.
land
{name} birthday
Food is gathered directly from leaf surfaces.
Nearctic realm
sedge
No results found
North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
birch bark
branches
On the map
Female ♀
all life stages
gnaws plants
nest located directly on the ground surface on land
high-mountain tundra above the tree line
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0 Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
Maturity
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
Tundra
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Neither
Moving up vertical surfaces like trunks or rocks to reach food.
from birth to adulthood
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
much snow in winter, cold
highland tundra
Ears color
Hard dental structures used to bite, tear, or scrape food.
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
Duration
This is me
Foraging activity occurs primarily during nighttime hours.
Always very wet
Gamers
How are they built?
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
sedge, reed and other coastal herbaceous plants
terrestrial
Hind legs count
Taiga
Asexual
swap
Who among us will transform as if by magic and become like {animal}?
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
inhabit and develop on land, outside water bodies
sedge and reeds
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
foraging
Hermaphrodite ⚥
North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
embryo
Length
kg
arboreal
Observations
◉{N} more on tap
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