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Pronghorn

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Antilocapridae
Genus : Antilocapra

Facts about the genus Antilocapra, the pronghorn

Antilocapra is the sole surviving member of a family that included at least thirteen genera in the Pliocene and Pleistocene

Description: Pronghorn are about 3 feet tall at the shoulders, and weigh 100-150 pounds.

For example, the pronghorn antelope is known by the two-part name Antilocapra americana; Antilocapra is the (3)____________ [p.

The Pronghorn is an animal of the plains.

Pronghorn are fairly common in sage-steppe habitat throughout the area, and occasionally in the rich fields of the Malheur Refuge. (Full text)

[Range] [Habitat] [Social Organization] [Threats] Although sometimes called antelope, pronghorn are not closely related to the animals of (Full text)

March 1999 The pronghorn is the rocket of the American West and unique in all the world. (Full text)

Pronghorn are commonly called antelope but are scientifically classified differently. (Full text)

" But the deer-like Pronghorn is neither antelope nor goat -- it is the sole surviving member of an ancient family dating back 20 million years. (Full text)

Pronghorn are selective, opportunistic foragers. (Full text)

What is certain is that _Antilocapra_ is now a completely isolated form, fully entitled to rank as a family all by itself. (Full text)

The running gait of the pronghorn is beautifully smooth and their powerful legs can carry them at a remarkable pace across the roughest kind of terrain. (Full text)

Not a true antelope at all, the pronghorn is found nowhere else in the world but North America and is the sole survivor of the family Antilocapradae, a species unique to America. (Full text)

Pronghorn are the fastest animals in the Western Hemisphere. (Full text)

The fleet-footed, large-eyed pronghorn is an animal of the plains. (Full text)

IntroductionThe pronghorn is the second fastest land animal in the world, almost as fast as the cheetah. (Full text)

Today, there are less than 700,000, but some pronghorn are still on the brink of extinction. (Full text)

Habits The fleet-footed, large-eyed pronghorn is an animal of the plains. (Full text)

Pronghorn are not large animals when compared to deer or elk. (Full text)

The name "pronghorn" is derived from a forward projection or prong on each horn. (Full text)