: a swift horned ruminant mammal (Antilocapra americana) chiefly of grasslands and deserts of western North America that resembles an antelope
called alsopronghorn antelope
Illustration of pronghorn
Examples of pronghorn in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebDeer, elk, pronghorn, moose, and horses poop in what are often identical pellets and balls.—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 30 May 2024 Bighorn sheep and pronghorn antelope are impacted by solar farms because their habitat gets fragmented by them.—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024 Are there other significant categories of animals that changed their patterns as a result of these crossings being made available?
Goldfarb: There are incredibly successful crossings for grizzly bears and pronghorn antelope and salamanders.—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024 The funds are part of a larger initiative by the Interior Department and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, providing $11.8 million for 10 projects across seven Western states to improve habitat connectivity for elk, mule deer and pronghorn.—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024 Pronghorn track dimensions: 2 ⅛ to 3 ½ inches long, 1 ½ to 2 ¼ inches wide
Bighorn Sheep Tracks
Bighorn sheep tracks, similar to pronghorn tracks, aren’t as curved on the outside and are more straight.—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2024 Like human marathoners, pronghorn have limited stores of fat.—Rachel Nowak, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 That honor, of course, goes to the pronghorn, which can only reach 57 mph, but can sustain that speed for quite a distance.—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2024 If there was a global mammal marathon, a pronghorn would probably win.—Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
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