{"id":605596,"date":"2025-02-25T12:19:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/?p=605596"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:00:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:00:59","slug":"the-jackalope-horned-hares-and-tall-tales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/podcast\/the-jackalope-horned-hares-and-tall-tales\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jackalope: Horned Hares and Tall Tales"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"143\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-Season8ep8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-Season8ep8.png 800w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-Season8ep8-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-Season8ep8-768x137.png 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-Season8ep8-150x27.png 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-Season8ep8-696x124.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/7619e4c6-5de6-4851-af07-0e3d42e75f7d\/episodes\/5900f0c8-2300-42a3-82af-fd65723b344d\/embed?theme=light-gray-blue\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, Earth Ranger Emma is on a mission to investigate one of the most bizarre animal mysteries of all time: the jackalope. 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