133/365 Pronghorn Antelope
The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana, is a species of artiodactyl* mammal indigenous to interior western and central North America. Though not an antelope, it is often known colloquially in North America as the American antelope, prong buck, pronghorn antelope, prairie antelope, or simply antelope because it closely resembles the true antelopes of the Old World and fills a similar ecological niche due to parallel evolution.
It is the only surviving member of the family Antilocapridae. During the Pleistocene period, about 12 antilocaprid species existed in North America. Three other genera (Capromeryx, Stockoceros and Tetrameryx) existed when humans entered North America but are now extinct.
Grazing along the side of the road just outside of Magdalena. Once disturbed these does took off. The pronghorn is the fastest animal in the western hemisphere, running in 20-foot bounds at up to 60 miles per hour so I wasn't about to chase them!
*even-toed
133/365 Pronghorn Antelope
The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana, is a species of artiodactyl* mammal indigenous to interior western and central North America. Though not an antelope, it is often known colloquially in North America as the American antelope, prong buck, pronghorn antelope, prairie antelope, or simply antelope because it closely resembles the true antelopes of the Old World and fills a similar ecological niche due to parallel evolution.
It is the only surviving member of the family Antilocapridae. During the Pleistocene period, about 12 antilocaprid species existed in North America. Three other genera (Capromeryx, Stockoceros and Tetrameryx) existed when humans entered North America but are now extinct.
Grazing along the side of the road just outside of Magdalena. Once disturbed these does took off. The pronghorn is the fastest animal in the western hemisphere, running in 20-foot bounds at up to 60 miles per hour so I wasn't about to chase them!
*even-toed