In folklore, the lepus cornutus or horned hare is a type of hare or rabbit that in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries was believed to exist, but is now considered to be fictional. == Scientific descriptions == Horned hares were described in medieval and early Renaissance texts, both as real creatures and as farcical or mythological ones, such as by Rabelais in his Gargantua and Pantagruel.
In folklore, the lepus cornutus or horned hare is a type of hare or rabbit that in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries was believed to exist, but is now considered to be fictional. == Scientific descriptions == Horned hares were described in medieval and early Renaissance texts, both as real creatures and as farcical or mythological ones, such as by Rabelais in his Gargantua and Pantagruel.
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