March Hare

March Hare
Alice character
The March Hare. Illustration by John Tenniel.
First appearance	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Last appearance	Through the Looking-Glass
Created by	Lewis Carroll
Information
Aliases	Haigha
Species	Hare
Gender	Male
Occupation	Host of the Mad Tea Party Messenger
Significant other(s)	The Hatter The Dormouse
Nationality	Wonderland

March Hare
The March Hare as he appears in the 1951 film.
First appearance	Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Voiced by	Jerry Colonna Jesse Corti (Bonkers) Maurice LaMarche (House of Mouse) Jeff Bennett (Kinect Disneyland Adventures)
Information
Species	Hare
Gender	Male
Significant other(s)	Mad Hatter Dormouse
Nationality	Wonderland

Thackery Earwicket
Thackery Earwicket as he appears in the 2010 film.
First appearance	Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Created by	Tim Burton
Voiced by	Paul Whitehouse
Information
Aliases	March Hare
Species	Hare
Gender	Male
Occupation	Cook
Significant other(s)	Tarrant Hightopp Mallymkun
Nationality	Underland/Wonderland

The March Hare (called Haigha in Through the Looking-Glass) is a character most famous for appearing in the tea party scene in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

The main character, Alice, hypothesizes,

"Mad as a March hare" is a common British English phrase, both now and in Carroll's time, and appears in John Heywood's collection of proverbs published in 1546. It is reported in The Annotated Alice by Martin Gardner that this proverb is based on popular belief about hares' behaviour at the beginning of the long breeding season, which lasts from February to September in Britain. Early in the season, unreceptive females often use their forelegs to repel overenthusiastic males. It used to be incorrectly believed that these bouts were between males fighting for breeding supremacy.

Like the character's friend, the 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. Sir John Tenniel's illustration also shows him with straw on his head, a common way to depict madness in Victorian times. The March Hare later appears at the trial for the Knave of Hearts, and for a final time as "Haigha" (which is pronounced to rhyme with "mayor", according to Carroll), the personal messenger to the White King in Through the Looking-Glass.