What Broken Leg?

Via Hope for Wildlife, which writes:

You'd think having a broken leg would hinder a baby snowshoe hare from getting around, but nope! This little one gets around on that leg like it's no big deal!

This tiny hare was admitted with the broken leg after being brought home by a domestic pet when he was only about two days old. But that's not the only way baby hares end up at Hope for Wildlife, lawn mowers are another.

Hares are born fully-furred and with their eyes open, and within a short period of time they are able to hop about and nurse. Mom's protection method is to stow them somewhere hidden, and then leave. All day. She actually only comes back to gather and feed them a couple of times a day, and that feeding is over fast! Then she's off again. Being tiny and hidden is good protection, and mom doesn't want to ruin that with her big size and huge, obvious ears.

Which means before you mow your lawn, taking a quick walk around the yard looking for critters is a huge help to little ones that may have been born since the last time you mowed.