Overview
Just what is a jackalope? Purported to be part jackrabbit and part antelope, theĀ jackalopeĀ began as a local joke concocted by two young brothers in a small Wyoming town during theĀ Great Depression. Their creation quickly spread around the U.S., where it now regularly appears as innumerableĀ forms of kitschāwall mounts, postcards, keychains, coffee mugs, shot glasses, and so on. A vast body of folkĀ narratives has carried theĀ jackalopeās fame around the world to inspire art, music, film, even erotica!Ā
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Although theĀ jackalopeĀ is an invention of the imagination, it is nevertheless connected to actual hornedĀ rabbits, which exist in nature and have for centuries been collected and studied by naturalists. Around theĀ time the two young boys were creating the firstĀ jackalopeĀ in Wyoming, Dr. Richard Shope was making hisĀ first breakthrough about the cause of the horns: a virus. When the virus that causes rabbits to growĀ āhornsā (a keratinous carcinoma) was first genetically sequenced in 1984, oncologists were able to use thatĀ genetic information to make remarkable, field-changing advances in the development of anti-viral cancerĀ therapies. The most important of these is the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which protects againstĀ cervical and other cancers. Today,Ā jackalopes are literally helping us cure cancer.
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For fans of David QuammenāsĀ The Song of the Dodo, Jon MooallemāsĀ Wild Ones, or Jeff Meldrum'sĀ Sasquatch, Michael P. Branch's remarkable On the Trail of the JackalopeĀ is an entertaining and enlightening road trip through theĀ heart of America.
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