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Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana): 5 Fun Facts

The pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) is a species of artiodactyl (even-toed, hoofed) mammal indigenous to interior western and central North America. Though not a true antelope, it is known colloquially in North America as the American antelope, prong buck, pronghorn antelope, prairie antelope, or simply antelope because it closely resembles the antelopes of the Old World. It is the only surviving member of the family Antilocapridae.

The pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) is a unique North American mammal. Though they’re colloquially called the “American antelope,” pronghorns aren’t related to antelope at all.

As a member of the superfamily Giraffoidea, the pronghorn’s closest living relatives are the giraffes and okapi.

The pronghorn has a deer-like body. Adult males average 4-5 feet in length from nose to tail, stand from 32-41 inches high at the shoulder, and weigh 88-43pounds. The females are the same height as males, but weigh 75-106 pounds.

The horns of the pronghorn help make it unique: they are a cross between horns and antlers, with qualities of both. True antlers are made of bone and shed each year; true horns are made of compressed keratin that grows from a bony core and are never shed. The horns adorning the pronghorn are neither true horns nor true antlers. Instead, the sheath is made of keratin but the horns shed yearly.

True horns have only one point, not the prongs or forks that antlers have. Yet the male (buck) pronghorn’s horns can grow to be 10 inches (25 centimeters) long with a forward-facing prong. Hence its name: pronghorn. Female pronghorn (called does) also have horns, but they are much smaller. Pronghorn are the only animals in the world that have forked horns that shed each year!

The pronghorn is the fastest land mammal in the New World, being built for maximum predator evasion through running.

The top speed is very hard to measure accurately and varies between individuals; it can run 35 mph for up to 4 miles and 42 mph for 1 mile, and 55 mph for 0.5 mile. It is often cited as the second-fastest land animal, second only to the cheetah. It can, however, sustain high speeds longer than cheetahs.

A pronghorn is very curious and has excellent eyesight and depth perception. It can spot slight movements up to 3 miles away.

Pronghorn have the largest eyes of any North American ungulate in relation to body size. Each eyeball is about 1.4 inches in diameter.
Pronghorns hold the record for the longest land migration in the continental United States.

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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:08 in reeds
0:12 herd
0:16 buck and does
0:21 3+1
0:26 wide angle
0:30 buck
0:40 the chase
0:46 stand-off
0:55 close-up
1:01 sparring
1:06 fawns
1:40 nursing
1:45 doe & buck
1:48 buck chasing coyote
1:54 shake
2:00 walking
2:04 grazing
2:08 buck
2:14 does
2:19 along the river
2:25 coming down

Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana): 5 Fun Facts



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