 The black @-@ tailed jackrabbit ( Lepus californicus ) , also known as the American desert hare , is a common hare of the western United States and Mexico , where it is found at elevations from sea level up to 10 @,@ 000 ft ( 3 @,@ 000 m ) . Reaching a length around 2 ft ( 61 cm ) , and a weight from 3 to 6 lb ( 1 @.@ 4 to 2 @.@ 7 kg ) , the black @-@ tailed jackrabbit is the third @-@ largest North American hare . Black @-@ tailed jackrabbits occupy mixed shrub @-@ grassland terrains . Their breeding depends on the location ; it typically peaks in spring , but may continue all year round in warm climates . Young are born fully furred with eyes open ; they are well camouflaged and are mobile within minutes of birth , thus females do not protect or even stay with the young except during nursing . The average litter size is around four , but may be as low as two and as high as seven in warm regions . 
 The black @-@ tailed jackrabbit ( Lepus californicus ) , also known as the American desert hare , <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>a common hare of the western United States and Mexico , where it is found at elevations from sea level up to 10 @,@ 000 ft ( 3 @,@ 000 m ) . Reaching a length around 2 ft ( 61 cm ) , and a weight from 3 to 6 lb ( 1 @.@ 4 to 2 @.@ 7 kg ) , the black @-@ tailed jackrabbit is the third @-@ largest North American hare . Black @-@ tailed jackrabbits occupy mixed shrub @-@ grassland terrains . Their breeding <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>depends</mark></a> on the location ; it typically <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>peaks</mark></a> in spring , but may continue all year round in warm climates . Young are born fully furred with eyes open ; they are well camouflaged and <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>are</mark></a>mobile within minutes of birth , thus females do not protect or even stay with the young except during nursing . The average litter size <a href='drop_aux' title='5'><mark>is</mark></a>around four , but may be as low as two and as high as seven in warm regions . 
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