Lepus capensis Linnaeus, 1758.

An extremely variable, slender, long-legged animal with a head-and-body length from 47-87 cm and long ears about 12-14 cm. The soft fur is yellowish or buffy grey on the back, white on the underparts; the short, bushy tail is black above and white below; the soles and palms are covered with thick hair. The Cape Hare lives in semi-desert steppes and well-vegetated wadis. It is herbivorous; feeds on plants, cereals, berries, and vegetables, including acacia flowers and the bark of yassar (Moringa) trees. Breeding takes place from March to October, and after a gestation period of 42 days, 1-6 kits are born. The main predators of the hare are foxes, wild and feral cats, birds of prey, and man, however, it is able to run extremely fast over short distances to escape danger. The Egyptian distribution of this animal is as follows: Sinai, the Eastern Desert, the Nile Valley and Delta, and the Mediterranean Coastal Desert. Its African range is in two separate non-forested areas: from South Africa to Mozambique and southern Angola and from Tanzania to Somalia.