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Historical
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The Jackrabbit
True 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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