They are not boots made from rabbit fur! Bunny Boots is the widely-used nickname for the Extreme Cold Vapor Barrier Boots, originally developed for the US military. The boots have become staple cold weather gear both in work and recreational environments in the Polar Regions. The nickname comes from the fact that the fur of the snowshoe hare, commonly found in the Arctic, changes color from brown to white in the winter, allowing it to blend in with its winter surroundings. As winter gets closer, more and more snowshoe hare appear with their new white bunny "boots".
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