Editing South African springhare (section)

=== Feeding and foraging ===
Springhares are herbivorous, eating a variety of plant matter, such as roots, stems, leaves, and seeds.<ref name="Butynski-1973" /> However, springhares are picky eaters and often leave abundant plant materials behind in their feeding grounds.<ref name="Peinke-2005" /><ref name="Michael-2000">{{Cite thesis|last=Peinke|first=Dean Michael|url=https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:5670?site_name=Rhodes+University |degree=PhD |title=The ecology and physiology of the springhare (Pedetes capensis) in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa|date=2000|publisher=Rhodes University, Faculty of Science, Zoology and Entomology |oclc=733096872|hdl=10962/d1005355}}</ref> On occasion, springhares may feed on insects such as beetles or locusts, or even carrion.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Peinke|first1=D. M.|last2=Brown|first2=C. R.|date=2006-10-01|title=Habitat use by the southern springhare (Pedetes capensis) in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa : research article|url=https://journals.co.za/doi/10.10520/EJC117252|journal=South African Journal of Wildlife Research |volume=36|issue=2|pages=103–111|hdl=10520/EJC117252}}</ref>

Springhares feed at night and can range 150 – 400 m away of one of their burrows.<ref name="Kingdon-2015" /><ref name="Butynski-1979a" /> They may feed in large groups of up to nine individuals.<ref name="Kingdon-2015" /> In these instances, they do not display aggression or territorial behaviours.<ref name="Peinke-2005" /><ref name="Butynski-1979b" />