More information about snowshoe hares

Hello Smartest Students on the Face of the Earth,

You did an amazing job telling me about the snowshoe hare! Many students told me that the snowshoe hare can no longer camouflage itself from predators because there is less snow in its habitat. You are absolutely correct. This is a real problem for the snowshoe hare and for other plants and animals in the area because if you lose too many of one type of animal then the rest of the food chain will be affected as well.

Also, when I asked about other animals that are affected in similar ways some of you said that some lizards are having a harder time camouflaging because the trees are being cut down. This is very true. There are many animals that are affected by trees being cut down and a lizard is definitely one of them.

Mrs. Hernandez said that global warming is also affecting animals that hibernate, like bears. This is also true. Animals that normally hibernate in the winter are having a very hard time with global warming because the weather is getting warmer much faster which is affecting their hibernation.

Whew, you sure are super smarties...I am going to have to start asking some trickier questions!

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