Sleeping Beauty: Aurora • Prince Phillip • Maleficent • Flora • Fauna • Merryweather • Winter Aurora • Dragon Maleficent • Briar Rose • Peridot Maleficent The March Hare never directly appears in the series; he and the Mad Hatter are trapped in a painting at their Tea Party Garden that offers small prizes for Sora and friends if they sit in the chair. In 2013, as part of the Disney Dreamers Everywhere! event, the March Hare returned as a meet-and-greet character in the park. He returned in 2016, where he joined rabbit characters from other Disney animated projects in the resort's Easter festivities. March Hare first appears in the middle of the film having tea with Mad Hatter and the Dormouse. After they sing " The Unbirthday Song", they are encountered by Alice who commented that she enjoys their singing, pleasing the hare. The March Hare explains to Alice the purpose of an unbirthday and she joins for tea. The March Hare continuously cuts Alice off as she tries to tell how she ended up in Wonderland. When the party is intruded again by the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter claims his watch is two days slow and, with the March Hare's assistance, fills it up with unnecessary things like jam, lemon juice, and tea. The watch then "goes mad" and the Hare smashes it with a mallet. After learning it was an unbirthday gift, the Hare and Hatter celebrate by tossing the White Rabbit out the party.

There are three types of hare in the UK: the brown hare, the mountain hare and the Irish hare. The brown hare is the most common and you're most likely to see these on arable farmland and large, flat expanses of grassland. The open plains of Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire are a stronghold for brown hares, as are the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire. Hare at sundown./Credit: Getty Alice's Wonderland Bakery: Alice • Hattie Hatter • Fergie the White Rabbit • Rosa Corazón • Queen of Hearts We return for a second time to the Transport Museum Wythall - a local attraction and charity that brings the history of transport to life for families and enthusiasts to enjoy. Like his famous friend, the Mad Hatter, the March Hare feels compelled to always behave as though it is tea-time because the Hatter supposedly "murdered the time" whilst singing for the Queen of Hearts. He is briefly shown to live in a house shaped like the head of a hare, which leads Alice to worry that he might be "raving mad". The March Hare later appears at the trial for the Knave of Hearts in Chapter Eleven.Similar phrases are attested in the sixteenth century in the works of John Skelton ( Replycacion, 1528: "Aiii, I saye, thou madde Marche Hare"; Magnyfycence, 1529: "As mery as a marche hare"). A later recorded use of the phrase occurs in the writings of Sir Thomas More ( The supplycacyon of soulys made by syr Thomas More knyght councellour to our souerayn lorde the Kynge and chauncellour of hys Duchy of Lancaster. Agaynst the supplycacyon of beggars: [5] " As mad not as a March hare, but as a madde dogge." [3] Disney Characters introduced in Kingdom Hearts χ: Mad Hatter • March Hare • Razoul • Royal Guards • Maurice • Gaston Villains: Xehanort • Ansem • Xemnas • Maleficent • Pete • Vanitas • Xigbar/Braig • Xaldin • Vexen • Lexaeus • Zexion • Saïx/Isa • Demyx • Luxord • Marluxia • Larxene • Terra-Xehanort • Young Xehanort • Xehanort's Guardian

In this version, he was an insane human hunter, residing in Wonderland and living a richly extravagant lifestyle, owning a large house and garden, protected by guards, while also indulging in tea parties. His name provides from the hat that he's wearing, which is made from the ears of all the hares he has hunted. He is feared for his reputation and is rumored to be madder than the Red Queen.The Hare also makes an appearance as an active, physical character in the mobile game Kingdom Hearts χ. Disney's Alice in Wonderland, an animated film, depicted the March Hare at the tea party as being deliriously confused. He repeatedly offers Alice a cup of tea, but distractedly yanks the cup out of her reach or takes it from her hands just as she is about to drink. He was voiced by Jerry Colonna, after whom his appearance and personality were modelled. He was animated by Ward Kimball.

In the Annette Ducharme song "Moral", she references the March Hare singing: "But you're frantic like the March Hare running round". Hares are usually solitary creatures but come March/April time, you can see females standing on their hind legs and boxing like champions, giving male hares the unmistakeable message, 'no, thank you.' European Brown Hares (Lepus europaeus) female boxing fighting with male in field during the breeding season/Credit: Getty What species of hare are found in the UK?Fireworks: Believe... There's Magic in the Stars • Celebrate the Magic • Disney in the Stars • Disney Enchantment • Once Upon a Time • Remember... Dreams Come True • Wonderful World of Animation • World of Color • Wondrous Journeys

Night vision - the hares huge eyes help to keep it alert during its preferred nocturnal activities Don Sutherland (Image: Don Sutherland)

Disney Characters introduced in Kingdom Hearts Union χ: Sultan • Samson • Vanellope von Schweetz • Fix-It Felix Jr. • Sergeant Calhoun • King Candy • Sour Bill • Cy-Bugs • Hero's Duty Troops The hare has long been associated with witchcraft, and a witch is traditionally believed to have the power to shapeshift into a hare. This belief was no doubt inspired by the hare’s amazing speed and agility which make it seem able to appear and disappear as if by magic – and of course, by its wildness during the springtime mating season, which can create the impression that it’s under a magic spell. For more information about the mythology of hares, take a look at this article in Country Life. Where To Spot Them March is the time when male hares are searching for female hares to mate with. You might expect the boxing matches to be taking place between two competitive males, fighting over a female. But in fact that’s not the case. The males chase the females – and they can chase pretty fast if necessary, reaching speeds of up to 40mph on those long, strong hind legs. If the female hare has had enough, she will start to ‘box’ the male hare to try to fend him off and get him to leave her alone. Only the male hares with the most stamina and determination will be able to cope with this ordeal and be permitted to mate. Easter Bunnies and Witches Cinderella: Cinderella • Fairy Godmother • Gus • Prince Charming • Jaq • Lucifer • Anastasia • Drizella • Lady Tremaine • Wedding Cinderella • Pink Dress Cinderella • Holiday Cinderella • Iolite Fairy Godmother