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As the Cheshire Cat points out, everyone's mad in Wonderland, so if the March Hare weren't mad then he wouldn't be there.

His character is inspired by the phrase 'as mad as a March hare', which is believed to be derived from the idea that hares behave in a fairly insane manner in March, because they are feeling frisky and are keen to mate.

However, in his annotated Alice, Martin Gardner says that after extensive observations, two British scientists failed to find any evidence to support the idea that hares become frenzied in March, but that their behaviour continues as it normally does.

It is possible that the term 'mad as a March hare' is actually a corruption of the phrase 'mad as a marsh hare'.

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