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The antelope jackrabbit is a large Lepus species. [5] Male and female antelope jackrabbits are identical in appearance. [5] This species is large in size with long, pointed ears and a distinct coat coloration. The antelope jackrabbit has a white belly, light grey sides, a back peppered with black, and orange coloration on the neck and chest.
Rasselbock. The rasselbock (German: [ˈʁasl̩ˌbɔk]), or rarely raspelbock, (in America called a Jackalope) is a mythological animal often depicted in such locations as hunting lodges. It has the head and body of a rabbit and the antlers of a roe deer. The female counterpart of the rasselbock is the Rasselgeiß, which have smaller antlers.
Name. Jackalope is a portmanteau of jackrabbit and antelope. Jackrabbits are actually hares, rather than rabbits, though both are mammals in the family Leporidae. Wyoming is home to three species of hares, all in the genus Lepus. These are the black-tailed jackrabbit, the white-tailed jackrabbit, and the snowshoe hare.
Like other jackrabbits, the black-tailed jackrabbit has distinctive long ears, and the long powerful rear legs characteristic of hares.Reaching a length about 2 ft (61 cm), and a weight from 3 to 6 lb (1.4 to 2.7 kg), the black-tailed jackrabbit is the third-largest North American jackrabbit, after the antelope jackrabbit and the white-tailed jackrabbit.
It has a body comprising various animal parts – generally wings, antlers, a tail, and fangs; all attached to the body of a small mammal. The most widespread description portrays the Wolpertinger as having the head of a rabbit, the body of a squirrel, the antlers of a deer, and the wings and occasionally the legs of a pheasant.
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Leporidae (/ ləˈpɔːrɪdiː, - daɪ /) is the family of rabbits and hares, containing over 70 species of extant mammals in all. The Latin word Leporidae means "those that resemble lepus " (hare). Together with the pikas, the Leporidae constitute the mammalian order Lagomorpha. Leporidae differ from pikas in that they have short, furry tails ...