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The pronghorn (UK: / ˈ p r ɒ ŋ h ɔːr n /, US: / ˈ p r ɔː ŋ-/) (Antilocapra americana) is a species of artiodactyl (even-toed, hoofed) mammal indigenous to interior western and central North America.
2 de may. de 2024 · pronghorn, (Antilocapra americana), North American hoofed mammal, the sole living member of the old ruminant family Antilocapridae (order Artiodactyla). It is the only animal that has branching horns and sheds them annually.
Pronghorn are one of North America’s most impressive mammals. Not only do pronghorn have the longest land migration in the continental United States, they also are the fastest land animal in North America. Pronghorn can run at speeds close to 60 miles an hour.
Get up to speed on the world's second fastest animal. Find out how the pronghorn uses its prolific pace and amazing endurance to keep safe.
The pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) is a species of even-toed mammal native to North America. Though not an antelope, it is known colloquially in North America as the American antelope, prong buck, pronghorn antelope, and prairie antelope, because it closely resembles the antelopes of the Old World.
Pronghorn are an indicator of healthy sagebrush systems which can suffer from fragmentation and degradation. They are North America’s fastest land mammal and embark on the longest land migration of any hoofed animal in America’s lower 48 states.
19 de ago. de 2016 · Pronghorn Revival: Bringing Back America’s Fastest Fauna. Biologists launch an ambitious plan to restore a herd of the iconic animals in West Texas.
24 de abr. de 2023 · Pronghorn are easy to distinguish from the park’s other ungulates. Their deer-like bodies are reddish-tan on the back and white underneath, with a large white rump patch. Their eyes are very large, which provides a large field of vision.
27 de abr. de 2020 · Pronghorn are best known as the second-fastest land mammal on Earth. They are hoofed herbivores measuring three feet tall and weighing up to 150 pounds. Pronghorn have roamed North America for millennia.
Common names for Antilocapra americana include pronghorn, pronghorn antelope, and berrendo (Spanish). Antilocapra americana has also been known by the synonyms Antilope americanus, Antilope (Dicranocerus) furcifer, and Antilocapra anteflexa.
