About This Object
- The skeleton of a black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus texianus).
Collected in McLennan Co., Texas by Judy E. Shuman and Bill R. Carruthers in 1968. Mounted for a Baylor Comparative Chordate Morphology class.
Curious Facts
The black-tailed jackrabbit is a good runner and leaper, bounding over small bushes. However, when in danger, the jackrabbit prefers to sneak away close to the ground.