Pronghorn Images, Facts and Information:
Antilocapra americana
- Pronghorn are large animals with tan and white bodies, large black eyes, white rumps, long legs and horns at the tops of their heads. The horns of males are larger than females.
- Pronghorns are found in western North America and Central America including Mexico.
- Pronghorns prefer open terrain from 3000 to 5900 feet in elevation.
- Pronghorn eat sagebrush, forbs and grasses.
- Pronghorn are also called Pronghorn Antelopes or Antelopes but they are not true antelopes, they have been called that because they resemble Old World antelopes. They are the only surviving members of the family Antilocapridae.
- Pronghorns are the fastest land mammal in the Western Hemisphere.
- Some pronghorns are migratory.
- Nicknames for Pronghorn include Speed Goat, Sage Goat, Desert Racer, Goat-a-lope, Sagebrush Rocket, and Prairie Ghost.
- Pronghorns give birth to one to two fawns.
- Pronghorn can live from 10 to 15 years of age.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Pronghorn photos.
Spring buck Pronghorn starting to shed
Title: Spring buck Pronghorn starting to shed
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 3/23/2022
Spring buck Pronghorn close up
Title: Spring buck Pronghorn close up
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 3/23/2022
Early spring buck Pronghorn portrait
Title: Early spring buck Pronghorn portrait
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 3/23/2022
Male Pronghorn in sagebrush portrait
Title: Male Pronghorn in sagebrush portrait
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/26/2020
Pronghorn buck and West Desert sky island mountains
Title: Pronghorn buck and West Desert sky island mountains
Location: West Desert, Utah
Date: 4/17/2019 […]
Male Pronghorn sniffing the wind
Title: Male Pronghorn sniffing the wind
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/3/2018
Buck Pronghorn close up
Title: Buck Pronghorn close up
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 6/21/2017
Young Pronghorn fawn in the Centennial Valley
Title: Young Pronghorn fawn in the Centennial Valley
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/3/2016
Pronghorn doe with young fawn
Title: Pronghorn doe with young fawn
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/3/2016
Pronghorn buck near Ladyfinger Point
Title: Pronghorn buck near Ladyfinger Point
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 9/18/2015
Pronghorn Buck, wild Sunflowers and the Great Salt Lake
Title: Pronghorn Buck, wild Sunflowers and the Great Salt Lake
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 8/31/2015
Young Pronghorn fawns running side by side
Title: Young Pronghorn fawns running side by side
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 6/21/2015
Pair of Pronghorn fawns
Title: Pair of Pronghorn fawns
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 6/21/2015
Pronghorn fawn rushing towards a doe
Title: Pronghorn fawn rushing towards a doe
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 6/21/2015
Pronghorn fawn in front of Rabbitbrush
Title: Pronghorn fawn in front of Rabbitbrush
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 6/21/2015
Pronghorn doe keeping an eye on three fawns
Title: Pronghorn doe keeping an eye on three fawns
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 6/21/2015
Shed horn sheath of a Pronghorn
Title: Shed horn sheath of a Pronghorn
Location: Aquarius Plateau, Wayne County, Utah
Date: 3/26/2015
Pronghorn buck on a December day
Title: Pronghorn buck on a December day
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, UT
Date: 12/19/2014
Pronghorn doe on a December day
Title: Pronghorn doe on a December day
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, UT
Date: 12/19/2014
Pronghorn buck during horn sheath growth
Title: Pronghorn buck during horn sheath growth
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/19/2014