Not saying the 'british' european brown hare is the best tomo, but it's certainly bigger, looks faster and seems to have more stamina than those desert hares from the middle east.
Like you say, I think one of the species of jackrabbits is the fastest hare species, not sure mind. But the european brown hare is right up there with em in terms of speed, stamina and size. Those desert middle eastern hares, are little bigger than your average rabbit, or even smaller sometimes. And yes, that hare in the vid did look like it was going some speed, but so do a lot of rabbits look the same, especi