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National Park Service - Jackrabbits
American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - The evolution of white-tailed jackrabbit camouflage in response to past and future seasonal climates
A-Z Animals - Jackrabbit
Brigham Young University - ScholarsArchive - Black-tailed and white-tailed jackrabbits in the American West: history, ecology, ecological significance, and survey methods (PDF)
National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Energy Exchange from Jackrabbit Ears and Cylindrically Shaped Appendages