Question

The snowshoe rabbit has white fur in winter and dark fur in summer. What is the main survival advantage of this fur color change to the rabbit?

Answer 1

The main survival advantage of this fur color change to the rabbit is that the fur color makes the animal blend better with its environment so that a predator is not as likely to see it. 

Answer 2

Answer:

To provide camouflage.

Explanation:

The polar animals, such as snowshoe rabbit shows white fur in winter and dark fur in summer. This is because the change is color provides camouflage in surrounding environment that helps them to hide from predators.

In winter, surrounding environment gets covered with snow, so white color can easily blend with it, while in summer, the fur becomes dark in color to blend with surrounding brown dirt.