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Historical
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JackrabbitTrue
plains Rabbit. Lives only in the west. Burro-like ears gave him his name. Color
is protective, blending with sand and dry grass. Very long legs make him a swift
runner, clocked at speeds to 45 miles and hour. Object of hunts with Greyhounds.
Was prized by plains Indians for food and fur. To white man a reminder
of desert-hard life. In drouth and depression, meat source for thousands.
Subject
of tall tales. Actual hero of world's only Jackrabbit Rodeo, in Odessa,
May 1932. |
World's
First Championship Jackrabbit Roping |
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