DEAR TABBY

DEAR TABBY:  I have a question and a request!  My friend and I were talking about Peter Cottontail, and we have a bet going - I said that Peter is a rabbit, and my friend said he is a hare.  Can you tell us if Peter is a rabbit or a hare and what the difference is between the two?  Also, could you please find the video for Snoopy and the Dancing Bunnies?  It is so cute!  SPLITTING HARES IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS.

DEAR SPLITTING HARES:  That is a "hare-raising" question, and I would be delighted to give you and your friend the answer and tell you how the the rabbit and hare are different and alike.  First, to answer your question, Peter is indeed a rabbit. 

Hares are generally larger and faster than rabbits.  Hares have longer ears and larger feet than rabbits, and they have black markings on their fur. 

Both rabbits and hares molt and grow new hair in the spring and in the fall.  The rabbits' brown summer fur is replaced with fur that is more gray, while the hares' fur (especially those living in cold, snowy regions) turns white in the winter!  Both rabbits and hares have short tails.

 I hope you liked those facts and now here's the video: http://youtu.be/jRwsTyUPIYE

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LYRICS TO PETER COTTONTAIL 

Here comes Peter Cottontail
Hoppin' down the bunny trail,
Hippity hoppity,
Easter's on its way

Bringin' ev'ry girl and boy
A basketful of Easter joy
Things to make your Easter
Bright and gay

He's got jelly beans for Tommy
Colored eggs for sister Sue
There's an orchid for your mommy
And an Easter bonnet too. Oh!

Here' comes Peter Cottontail
Hoppin' down the bunny trail
Hippity hoppity
Happy Easter Day

Look at him hop and listen to him say,
"Try to do the things you should"
Maybe if you're extra good
He'll roll lots of Easter eggs your way

You'll wake up on Easter morning
And you'll know that he was there
When you find those choc'late bunnies
That he's hiding everywhere, Oh!

Here' comes Peter Cottontail
Hoppin' down the bunny trail
Hippity hoppity
Happy Easter Day.