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Jackalope
Jackalope is a cryptid β a creature whose existence is unconfirmed by science β with reported sightings near Douglas, Wyoming (American West), US. This file collects the accounts and folklore surrounding it.
Where and when was Jackalope sighted?
- Location
- Douglas, Wyoming (American West), US
- Date sighted
- Unknown
- Coordinates
- 42.753, -105.381
- Testimonies
- 0
- Last updated
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What is Jackalope?
The Jackalope is a whimsical hybrid creature of American folklore, depicted as an ordinary jackrabbit sporting a pair of antelope or deer-like horns on its head. Most closely associated with Wyoming and the wider American West, the legend gained popularity starting in 1932, when young taxidermist Douglas Herrick of Douglas, Wyoming, first grafted small antlers onto a rabbit mount as a joke and roadside curiosity, a craft soon copied by other hunters and hobbyists across the region. Tall tales grew around the creature, claiming it could mimic human voices, sing like a cowboy around campfires, or was extremely dangerous when cornered. Unlike darker cryptids, the jackalope is embraced openly as tongue-in-cheek Americana, celebrated on postcards, statues, and even official town mascots. Its likely biological inspiration is real: wild rabbits infected with the Shope papillomavirus can develop keratin growths resembling small horns, a phenomenon naturalists believe helped seed the original legend.
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