Well, Absaroka was actually a proposed state back in the 1930s, but it didn't take off.One of the alternate states from Andrew Shears' "124 States of America" map.
Well, Absaroka was actually a proposed state back in the 1930s, but it didn't take off.One of the alternate states from Andrew Shears' "124 States of America" map.
This better be the state small mammal of Texas, alongside the nine-banded armadilloWhat if fictional animals, cryptids, fearsome critters and other similar animals were real? Well, I decided for my new series of infoboxes, I would do just that.
For the first animal in the series, it's the little hare with deer antlers. Introducing, the Jackalope!
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The Jackalope (Lepus tempermentalus) is a species of hare native to the Western United States. Its most distinctive feature is its antlers, which are similar to that or a deer or an antelope, a trait in hares that is only shared with other similar members of its family including the Wolperdinger of Germany and the Skvader of Sweden.
Bio
Info to be added later.
Cryptids, fictional animals and fearsome critters as real animals series
Jackalope (Lepus tempermentalus) (you are here)
This better be the state small mammal of Texas, alongside the nine-banded armadillo
I’m Just Wild About Lyndon
1944 DNC
The More Things Change...
1948 Election
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Johnson’s turn to the left after 1948 secured his left flank, but his pro-Civil Rights moves alienated the Southern Democrats, even as his more sweeping proposals died in the Senate. With the War in China bogging down into a brutal fight along the Pearl River and the Western Mountains, some thought that Robert Taft’s isolationism might play well. However Johnson countered with an aggressive strategy of his own, accusing Taft of being the real Communist stooge for wanting to leave the world open to them. And, in October Johnson dropped the biggest bomb he could, announcing peace talks between Mao, Chiang, and himself. With a stroke, Johnson undercut Taft’s biggest selling point. Combined with a solid economy and an aggressive campaign from Johnson, the Democrats won “a proper FDR victory” in the word of one operative, although the Electoral College exaggerated the margin somewhat.
What if fictional animals, cryptids, fearsome critters and other similar animals were real? Well, I decided for my new series of infoboxes, I would do just that.
For the first animal in the series, it's the little hare with deer antlers. Introducing, the Jackalope!
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The Jackalope (Lepus tempermentalus) (also known as the warrior rabbit and the horny rabbit) is a species of hare native to the Western United States. Its most distinctive feature is its antlers, which are similar to that or a deer or an antelope, a trait in hares that is only shared with other similar members of its family including the Wolperdinger of Germany and the Skvader of Sweden.
Bio
While Jackalope sightings have been recorded for centuries by Native Americans, they were too fast for them to catch and were not recorded properly. Other sighting were deemed as hoaxes or were rabbit or hares suffering from Shope papilloma virus. Eventually in 1932, 12 year old Douglas Herrick and his brother shot and killed one, proving the Jackalope as a real animal. Jackalopes have since become very common in the West and have became one of the official state mammals of Wyoming (alongside the American Bison) as well as one of the state mammals of Texas.
Jackalopes have usually either brown or white fur. Males usually weigh between 3 and 5 pounds (1.36 to 2.27 kilograms) with females being smaller. They are herbivores, with them only eating plant matter such as grass and fruit.
While Jackalopes are usually harmless to humans, they have known to become aggressive towards them if either improperly handled or provoked, and with their antlers, they have lead to injuries and even deaths.
Much like the antlers on a deer, the antlers on a Jackalope will shed and regrown every year.
Cryptids, fictional animals and fearsome critters as real animals series
Jackalope (Lepus tempermentalus) (you are here)
Couldn't you have used this?If there was a picture of a full bodied Jackalope on Wikipedia, I would've used that instead of the taxidermized head in a heartbeat. I basically have to work with what I got on hand on the site when it comes to these infoboxes that I make.
Couldn't you have used this?
You can't use images outside of Wikipedia? I thought you couldIs it on Wikipedia at all? If it is, what article is it on?
The Jackalope (Lepus tempermentalus)
Wow, someone else remembers that movieI only know about this creature because of Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders.
Is it on Wikipedia at all? If it is, what article is it on?
You can use images outside of Wikipedia through Inspect Element, or by editing them in in a photo editor after the screenshot.You can't use images outside of Wikipedia? I thought you could
You can use images outside of Wikipedia through Inspect Element, or by editing them in in a photo editor after the screenshot.
Pixlr is a free online photo editor, I personally use it a lot.Well, I don't have photoshop (yet).
You should be able to - what browser do you use? In any case, try going to an infobox and right-clicking on the image - do you see an option for "Inspect" or "Inspect Element"?What is Inspect Element? Can I use it on Windows?
Pixlr is a free online photo editor, I personally use it a lot.
You should be able to - what browser do you use? In any case, try going to an infobox and right-clicking on the image - do you see an option for "Inspect" or "Inspect Element"?