Pronghorn
Common Name:
Pronghorn
Scientific Name:
Antilocapra americana
IUCN Status:
Least Concern
Diet: Their diet includes flowering plants, shrubs and grasses.
Height: 81 to 104 cm at shoulder and 1.3 to 1.5 m in length.
Weight: 40 to 65 kg
Lifespan: Pronghorns live up to 10 years in the wild and up to 15 years in zoos.
Fun Facts
- The pronghorn can run at speeds of up to 92 km per hour, making it the fastest land animal in North America and the second-fastest in the world after the cheetah.
- When they are born, fawns are almost odourless to protect them from predators.
- Both male and female pronghorns have horns.