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The Jackalope would be considered a 'new' myth by most standards, not having grown up from the ancient cultures like many others featured here. While European mythos contains other variations on horned hares, the American introduction of the Jackalope can be attributed to a certain Douglas Herrick. After a hunting trip, he pieced together a taxidermy jackrabbit with spare deer horns, creating the familiar critter we know today.

In the American Midwest maybe humorous tales abound about this rarely seen creature, ranging from it's breeding habits of only mating during thunder storms. To it's ability to mimic human voices, mostly to confuse it's would be hunters.

So let's give this horned hare some art.




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