Naki was immediately drawn t the jack lope, precisely because it is a hybrid creature. And thereis something just compelling and playful about it for that reason. It fits into this whole tradition of the trickster, which you see in cultures all over the world. This type of character is common in indigenous stories in north america, specifically coyote,. In the northwest, the crow, who both have major rolls in many creation stories. Hermes in ancient greece. Loki from norse mythology, a he changes form and gender.