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title: North American Jackrabbit
author: Shah Jahan
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19062/north-american-jackrabbit/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2024-06-06
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# North American Jackrabbit
_Authored by Shah Jahan_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19062.jpeg)
## Image Caption
North American jackrabbit (hare) – *lepus capensis* – photographed by Shah Jahan. This would be the sort of jackrabbit featured in the [Cheyenne](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cheyenne/) story *The [Woodpecker's Mother-in-Law](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2477/the-woodpeckers-mother-in-law/)* where the girl complains to the rabbit that "your eyes are too big and your ears too long" (Grinnell, *By Cheyenne Campfires*, p. 142).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Jahan, S. (2024, June 06). North American Jackrabbit. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Jahan, Shah. "North American Jackrabbit." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 06, 2024. .
### MLA
Jahan, Shah. "North American Jackrabbit." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Jun 2024, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lepus_capensis_arabicus-cropped.jpg) by [**Shah Jahan**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lepus_capensis_arabicus-cropped.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 06 June 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.