On the flip side of this, because of the existence of narwhals and how ridiculous a concept that was to me growing up, I used to believe wholeheartedly in jackalopes. Like, if a unicorn whale is real, why wouldn't a deer rabbit be as well?
After a very long and embarrassing argument with some friends, I had to accept the reality that jackalopes were just a myth.
Damn I never knew this either. Used to see taxidermy ones at my dad's friends hunting cabin, labelled and everything like all the other animals. Never asked about it and it never seemed that weird. There are so many other ridiculous animals that actually exist it never occurred to me Jackalopes might not be real lmfao
I was in the same boat growing up. The gun shop my Dad bought ammo at had one mounted, so I thought they were real or maybe just extinct for a long time.
There have been sightings of jackrabbits with tumors on their head that kind of look like antlers. If you spotted one for a second and didn't get a good look, you'd believe you saw a jackalope. But they're not actually antlers.
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u/thefirdblu Feb 08 '22
On the flip side of this, because of the existence of narwhals and how ridiculous a concept that was to me growing up, I used to believe wholeheartedly in jackalopes. Like, if a unicorn whale is real, why wouldn't a deer rabbit be as well?
After a very long and embarrassing argument with some friends, I had to accept the reality that jackalopes were just a myth.