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Jackalope

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Painted illustration: jackrabbit with antlers on a Wyoming prairie, whimsical
AI rendition based on witness descriptions, not an actual photo.
A horned hare painted by Joris Hoefnagel in his late-16th-century book of animal studies.
A horned hare painted by Joris Hoefnagel in his late-16th-century book of animal studies · Joris Hoefnagel · Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons) · Image source

A jackrabbit with antelope horns, popularized by taxidermy mounts in the 1930s.

Hoax Verdict: Jackalope is a hoax or deliberate invention, as our source documents.

Region
North America · United States
First reports
1930s (Douglas Herrick)

Key sightings

Best evidence

Taxidermy.

Sources