331: Jackrabbits
331: Jackrabbits  
Podcast: Just the Zoo of Us
Published On: Fri Apr 10 2026
Description: Follow Ellen down the jackrabbit hole. We discuss facial tilt, satellite dish ears, evolutionary ghosts of predators past, touchdown dances, jackalopes, Easter, and so much more. Works Cited: "A Field Guide to Jackrabbits" - Matthew L. Miller, The Nature Conservancy, Nov 2022 “Ecological correlates to cranial morphology in Leporids (Mammalia, Lagomorpha)” - Brian Kraatz et al., PeerJ, Dec 2014 "Jackrabbit Gets a Touchdown!" - YouTube “Celebrating Easter, Christmas and their associated alien fauna” – Malene Lauritsen et al., World Archaeology, Oct 2018 “The Shifting Baselines of the British Hare Goddess” - Luke John Murphy & Carly Ameen, Open Archaeology, August 2020 “What Do Eggs Have To Do With Easter?” - Encyclopedia Britannica "Meet Jack" - City of Douglas, Wyoming's website Links: Check out your local MaxFun Meetup Day - Ellen will be at the Seattle meetup! For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our website! Follow Just the Zoo of Us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram & Discord! Follow Ellen on Instagram or BlueSky! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinjustthezoo