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.
Pronghorn does on a hilltop at sunset
Title: Pronghorn does on a hilltop at sunset
Location: Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Antelope Flat, Daggett County, UT
Date: 9/21/2011
Evening Pronghorns
Title: Evening Pronghorns
Location: Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Antelope Flat, Daggett County, Utah
Date: 9/21/2011
Pronghorns at Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Title: Pronghorns at Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Location: Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Antelope Flat, Daggett County, Utah
Date: 9/21/2011
Pronghorn doe at Antelope Flat
Title: Pronghorn doe at Antelope Flat
Location: Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Antelope Flat, Daggett County, Utah
Date: 9/20/2011
Pronghorn does on a hill in evening light
Title: Pronghorn does on a hill in evening light
Location: Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Antelope Flat, Daggett County, Utah
Date: 9/20/2011
Herd of Pronghorn on a ridge at Antelope Flat
Title: Herd of Pronghorn on a ridge at Antelope Flat
Location: Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Antelope Flat, Daggett County, Utah
Date: 9/20/2011
Pronghorn buck keeping an eye on his does
Title: Pronghorn buck keeping an eye on his does
Location: Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Antelope Flat, Daggett County, Utah
Date: 9/20/2011
Pronghorns in sunflowers
Title: Pronghorns in sunflowers
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 9/7/2011
Adult Pronghorn Buck portrait with sunflowers
Title: Adult Pronghorn Buck portrait with sunflowers
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 9/7/2011
Newborn Pronghorn fawn
Title: Newborn Pronghorn fawn
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, MT
Date: 6/16/2011
Pronghorn fawn in the West Desert
Title: Pronghorn fawn in the West Desert
Location: West Desert, Juab County, Utah
Date: 5/22/2011
Pronghorns on the flats of the West Desert
Title: Pronghorns on the flats of the West Desert
Location: West Desert, Tooele or Juab County, Utah
Date: 5/25/2011
Pronghorn doe in the West Desert
Title: Pronghorn doe in the West Desert
Location: West Desert, Tooele or Juab County, Utah
Date: 5/25/2011
Pronghorn doe munching grasses
Title: Pronghorn doe munching grasses
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/6/2011
Pronghorn doe feeding
Title: Pronghorn doe feeding
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/6/2011
Pronghorn buck following some does
Title: Pronghorn buck following some does
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/27/2011
Pronghorn buck walking by
Title: Pronghorn buck walking by
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/27/2011
Pronghorn male in the grasses
Title: Pronghorn male in the grasses
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/27/2011
Normal Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) buck
Title: Normal Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) buck
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, UT
Date: 4/27/2011
Misshapen Horns – Pronghorn
Title: Misshapen Horns – Pronghorn
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, UT
Date: 4/27/2011