With their wild glare, swift turn of foot and secretive nature, hares are the rabbit's mysterious and untameable cousin. Always a thrilling wildlife spot, the hare has long been a symbol of Britain's sweeping, open countryside. Hares have also been associated with human culture and folklore for many centuries - their associations with spring can be traced back to the druids. Focusing on our two British species, the brown hare (found throughout the...

Little Nutbrown Hare goes exploring by himself and when he gets to Cloudy Mountain he meets a new friend.

A simple reworking of the traditional Aesop's fable in which a tortoise teaches a boastful hare a lesson.

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The hare, a night creature and country-dweller, is a rare sight for most people. We know them only from legends and stories. They are shape-shifters, witches' familiars and symbols of fertility. They are arrogant, as in Aesop's 'The Hare and the Tortoise,' and absurd, as in Lewis Carroll's 'Mad March Hare.' In the absence of observed facts, speculation and fantasy have flourished. But real hares? What are they like? In 'The Private Life of the Hare,'...

This story follows in the footsteps of the great 16th-century artist Albrecht Durer and his dog as they chase a hare for the artist's famous sketch.

A simple retelling of the well known Aesop fable.