Pronghorn
Fun Facts

• The pronghorn is the only creature in the world to shed a branched horn annually. That’s why pronghorn are the sole members of their genus, Antilocapra.

• Pronghorn eyes, measuring about two inches in diameter, rank as some of the largest in the animal world, almost as large as the elephant’s.

• The pronghorn’s field of vision is nearly 360 degrees.

• Pronghorn are the second-fastest animals on earth, second only to the cheetah, and have been clocked at speeds of over 60 miles an hour.

• Pronghorn are not jumpers and are stymied by barricades that a deer would clear easily.

• Pronghorn can tolerate temperatures from a scorching 130 degrees Fahrenheit to the bitter cold of 50 degrees below zero.

• Pronghorn seldom drink water but obtain most of the water they need from the vegetation they eat.

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