March
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/ 2019
The jackalope is a legendary creature mentioned in the folklore of North America. This animal is described as being a jackrabbit with antelope horns. The creature’s name, incidentally, is a combination of ‘jackrabbit’ and ‘antelope’. The jackalope is generally considered to be a hoax that originated in the 1930s. Nevertheless, this creature became so popular that the city of its origin, Douglas, Wyoming, decided to cash in on the legend. The Origin of the Jackalope The history of the jackalope is traced back to the 1930s, and its popularization is attributed to Douglas Herrick, a resident of Douglas, Wyoming. Douglas and his brother, Ralph, were hunters who had acquired some skills in taxidermy through mail order. One day, the brothers
