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"Antelope jackrabbit" is the popular name for the black-tailed hair. The animal has been named "antelope" because of its unique ability ... Antelope jackrabbits are called el liebre, by Mexicans. During the day, they lie about under brush or sit in open places that they have cleared by nibbling away the plant life.
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www.scenicdrive.org/cgjack.htm
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Its long ears are edged with white (compared to the black-tipped ears of Black-tailed Jackrabbits). Also, compared to Black-tailed Jackrabbits, Antelope Jackrabbits tend to inhabit drier areas. NATURAL HISTORY: Herbivorous.
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wc.pima.edu/Bfiero/tucsonecology/animals/mamm_anja.htm
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Antelope Jackrabbit ... It gets its name from the fast and leaping antelope. The ears of the antelope jackrabbit grow up to 8 inches and are used not only for hearing but to reduce and regulate its body heat for survival. Adult males and females do a mating ... Rabbits Cottontails Pikas Hares and Jackrabbits...
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www.pestproducts.com/hares-jackrabbits.htm
www.pestproducts.com/hares-jackrabbits.htm
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Male Antelope Jackrabbits will "box" each other over access to desirable females, similar to Kangaroos. In fact, if you look at the photo above, you'll notice a remarkable physical similarity between the Antelope Jackrabbit and the Kangaroo!
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www.protrails.com/trackdetails.php?trackID=27
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Lepus alleni, the antelope jackrabbit, is found mostly along the western coast of Mexico, but also in southern Arizona in the United States. In Mexico, antelope jackrabbits inhabit the Mexican states adjacent to the Gulf of California and the Pacific Ocean: Sonora, Sinaloa, and northern Nayarit.
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animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/informatio...
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lepus_alleni.html
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The Antelope Jackrabbit, named for its ability to make enormous leaps, can "flash" its white sides as it runs, moving the white fur higher or lower at will. Flashing white at one spot, it comes to rest elsewhere with brown showing.
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www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNum...
www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=MA0175
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It seems that this year they're everywhere. I'm talking about jackrabbits - a plethora of big bunnies. ... Like our Hidalgo County hare, the antelope jackrabbit has erectile hares that flash a white undercoat on the sides and hips when the critter is disturbed or in flight. But this guy is bigger - head and body some two...
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www.southernnewmexico.com/Articles/Wildlife/Jackrabbits...
www.southernnewmexico.com/Articles/Wildlife/Jackrabbits-remarkablecri.html
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Photographs by Robert Shantz ... Use your browser's back button to return to this page. ... Permission is granted to use these photos for personal or educational uses only. They are copyrighted.
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www.rshantz.com/Animals/Mammals/Rabbits/Antelope/Antelope.htm
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His cousin the Antelope Jack Rabbit (Lepus alleni) prefers to live in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts. The White-tailed Jack is the largest of California's hares. It weighs from 6 to 8 pounds.
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www.desertusa.com/july96/du_rabbi.html
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