Hares when found by hounds and pursued sometimes cross brooks and double back
						and slip into gullies or holes. The fact is they are terrified not only of
						the hounds, but of eagles as well; for they are apt to be snatched up while
						crossing hillocks and bare ground until Not
							 so long as ; cf. 14. they are yearlings, and the bigger ones are
						run down and caught by the hounds. The swiftest are those that frequent
						mountains; those of the plain are not so speedy; and those of the marshes
						are the slowest. Those that roam over any sort of country are difficult to
						chase, since they know the short cuts. They run mostly uphill i.e. when pursued. or on the level,
						less frequently in uneven ground, and very seldom downhill.