Jackalope

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The Jackalope is a North American magical animal that resembles a Jack Rabbit with antlers similar to that of a small antelope. Its antlers were used as wand cores by wandmakers Isolt Sayre and James Steward in the 17th century.^[1]

History

During the 1989–1990 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Professor Silvanus Kettleburn taught his sixth years about Jackalopes in Care of Magical Creatures class.^[2]

Behind the scenes

• Real world sightings of Jackalopes are commonly reported. These may be inspired by rabbits with the Shope papilloma virus, which causes horn like tumours on the face and body. Stuffed examples are commonly made by taxidemists in region where sighting are reported.^[3]

Appearances

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• Pottermore (First mentioned)
• Wizarding World (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (First appearance)

Notes and references

Care of Magical Creatures
Care of Magical Creatures at Hogwarts
Hagrid's Hut · Forbidden Forest · Care of Magical Creatures classroom · Magical Creatures (club)
Professors	Silvanus Kettleburn · Rubeus Hagrid · Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank (substitute teacher)
Textbooks	The Monster Book of Monsters · Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Creatures studied at Hogwarts
Blast-Ended Skrewt · Bowtruckle · Chimaera · Crup · Diricawl · Doxy · Fairy · Fire Crab · Flobberworm · Fwooper · Glumbumble · Hippogriff · Jackalope · Knarl · Kneazle · Moke · Murtlap · Niffler · Porlock · Fire Dwelling Salamander · Streeler · Thestral · Unicorn