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Pronghorns are built for speed. Everything about them is geared towards moving fast over long distances. They are the fastest animal on the planet for a sustained top speed. I think they’re my favorite North American animal, at least on hooves. I can spend all day watching them. I only wish they didn’t live so darned far from me.This male was just outside the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park, in Gardiner, Montana. by eaross Yellowstone National, Yellowstone National Park, Montana, National Park
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Pronghorns are built for speed. Everything about them is geared towards moving fast over long distances. They are the fastest animal on the planet for a sustained top speed. I think they’re my favorite North American animal, at least on hooves. I can spend all day watching them. I only wish they didn’t live so darned far from me.This male was just outside the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park, in Gardiner, Montana. by eaross

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The Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana), also known colloquially in North America as the pronghorn antelope, prairie antelope, or simply antelope because it closely resembles the true antelopes of the Old World and fills a similar ecological niche due to parallel evolution even though it is not an antelope, is a species of artiodactyl mammal indigenous to interior western and central North America. It is the only surviving member of the family Antilocapridae. During the Pleistocene period…

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Yellowstone National Park on Instagram: "You're looking at the face of the fastest land mammal in North America! The North American pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) can reach a speed of up to 60 mph (97 Km/h) and is the surviving member of a group of animals that evolved in North America during the past 20 million years. However, it is not a true antelope, which is found in Africa and southeast Asia. Park biologists estimated there are roughly 500-600 pronghorn in and around the park. A key t Animal Groups, Unusual Animals, Extinct Animals, Animal Photos, Yellowstone National, Character Design References, Yellowstone National Park, Animal Photo, Spirit Animal
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Yellowstone National Park on Instagram: "You're looking at the face of the fastest land mammal in North America! The North American pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) can reach a speed of up to 60 mph (97 Km/h) and is the surviving member of a group of animals that evolved in North America during the past 20 million years. However, it is not a true antelope, which is found in Africa and southeast Asia. Park biologists estimated there are roughly 500-600 pronghorn in and around the park. A key…

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