Alone
Driving along the backroads of Saskatchewan, this pronghorn antelope was all alone in the vast expanses of the prairies. We saw others in different places but no where near the 35 million or so that were once thought to roam through the Western United States and Canada.
I didn't know it but they are second only to Cheetahs in terms of running speed. Apparently, they have extra large hearts, windpipes, and lungs, which also allows them to run very efficiently for longer periods of time. The predators they evolved to outrun are no longer present but the many fences in the prairies are a serious issue. Pronghorns don't jump over them and are often entangled in the barbed wire when they try to go underneath. That makes them vulnerable to coyotes, which we often heard yipping in the distance most evenings.
Alone
Driving along the backroads of Saskatchewan, this pronghorn antelope was all alone in the vast expanses of the prairies. We saw others in different places but no where near the 35 million or so that were once thought to roam through the Western United States and Canada.
I didn't know it but they are second only to Cheetahs in terms of running speed. Apparently, they have extra large hearts, windpipes, and lungs, which also allows them to run very efficiently for longer periods of time. The predators they evolved to outrun are no longer present but the many fences in the prairies are a serious issue. Pronghorns don't jump over them and are often entangled in the barbed wire when they try to go underneath. That makes them vulnerable to coyotes, which we often heard yipping in the distance most evenings.