A white hare at the foot of Mt. Fuji

Abstract

It is hitherto believed that hares (Lepus brachyurus) in Mt. Fuji and its neighbourhood do not change white in winter. But a white male was caught at Odawa, Narusawa-mura, Yamanashi Prefecture, about 1100m high above sea-level on the 30th, January 1957. As its eyes are not red and it has black spots at the tips of the ears, so there is no doubt that it is not an albino.