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 near hilltop
Title: Pronghorn near hilltop
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/26/2010
Two Pronghorn does resting
Title: Two Pronghorn does resting
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/24/2010
Pronghorn doe walking through spring grasses
Title: Pronghorn doe walking through spring grasses
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/24/2010
Pronghorn buck resting in green grasses
Title: Pronghorn buck resting in green grasses
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/24/2010
Pronghorn doe in the spring
Title: Pronghorn doe in the spring
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/24/2010
Pronghorn doe walking on a hillside
Title: Pronghorn doe walking on a hillside
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/24/2010
Pair of Pronghorn does on Antelope Island
Title: Pair of Pronghorn does on Antelope Island
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/24/2010
Pronghorn buck resting in Gray’s Biscuitroot and fresh green grasses
Title: Pronghorn buck resting in Gray’s Biscuitroot and fresh green grasses
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/24/2010
Pronghorn doe on a ridge, Madison County, Montana
Title: Pronghorn doe on a ridge, Madison County, Montana
Location: Madison County, Montana
Date: 9/16/2009
Circle of Pronghorn does
Title: Circle of Pronghorn does
Location: Madison County, Montana
Date: 9/16/2009
Pronghorn doe on the way to Cliff and Wade Lakes, Montana
Title: Pronghorn doe on the way to Cliff and Wade Lakes, Montana
Location: Madison County, Montana
Date: 9/16/2009
Pronghorn buck in rut showing flehmen response to nearby does
Title: Pronghorn buck in rut showing flehmen response to nearby does
Location: Madison County, Montana
Date: 9/16/2009
Male Pronghorn with sunflowers
Title: Male Pronghorn with sunflowers
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 9/8/2009
Antelope Island Pronghorn
Title: Antelope Island Pronghorn
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 7/22/2009
Pronghorn buck in an agricultural field
Title: Pronghorn buck in an agricultural field
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 7/27/2008