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Pronghorns at full speed.
Antilocapra americana
The Pronghorn is the only living member of its family.
It is the fastest land mammal in the world. It can sprint as fast as 60 mph and can sustain a speed of 30 mph for miles! The African Cheetah is often credited with being the fastest, but it is only a sprinter who flags out after a few hundred yards. No other land mammal can keep up with the Pronghorn over a long distance.
When they encounter a fence a Pronghorn will usually crawl under it! They seldom jump over one.
Pawnee National Grasslands, Colorado.
Comments
[ Post a Comment ]| tuckerm | Great Artist | | 
Voted 10/10 | That is a beautiful shot. You are very talented. | | Posted Mar 14, 2007 3:38 pm |
 | | Mountain Jim | Re: Great Artist | | 
Hasn't voted | Thank you ... so are you !!! | | Posted Mar 14, 2007 5:00 pm |
| Dan Dalton | Awesome shot... | | 
Voted 10/10 | do you know why they are the '2nd' fastest land mammal on earth? Evolution baby... Neogene deposits in Southern Colorado show pronghorn fossils being found with... cheetah fosssils! That's right, the african cousin lived in North America not too long ago, before the last round of ice ages. The pronghorns live on and now the cheetahs are gone.
Dan | | Posted Mar 16, 2007 7:22 pm |
| | Mountain Jim | Re: Awesome shot... | |
Hasn't voted | Hey ...
Thanks for the info ... very interesting. Besides being fast, they're beautiful.
Peace, Jim | | Posted Mar 16, 2007 8:20 pm |
| Lodewijk | Great | | 
Voted 10/10 | Great Pic! and thanks for attaching it to my album! Cheers Lodewijk | | Posted Sep 3, 2007 2:17 pm |
| | Mountain Jim | Re: Great | |
Hasn't voted | You're welcome ... good idea for an album.
Peace, Jim | | Posted Sep 3, 2007 9:54 pm |
| Anya Jingle | This picture... | | 
Voted 10/10 | is so underappreciated and it deserves a gold medal in wildlife action shots. I wish I could vote again. | | Posted Sep 3, 2007 11:05 pm |
| | Mountain Jim | Re: This picture... | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks, Anya. As you know, sometimes you're in the right place at the right time with your camera, and you get lucky.
Peace, Jim | | Posted Sep 4, 2007 9:34 am |
| Mark Doiron | Seing Them Run ... | | 
Voted 10/10 | Seeing them run is both fascinating and rare; they mostly just stand around whenever I come across them. But capturing them running in a photo? Wonderful! --mark d. | | Posted Oct 3, 2007 4:32 pm |
| | Mountain Jim | Re: Seing Them Run ... | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks, Mark ... they're so fast I had to pan the camera with them ... that's why the background is a little blurred.
Peace, Jim | | Posted Oct 3, 2007 5:45 pm |
| lcarreau | Sorry I didn't see | | 
Voted 10/10 | this sooner, Jim. Beautiful animals!
Don't quote me, but I believe they're
extending their range into northern UT. | | Posted May 26, 2008 8:39 pm |
| | Mountain Jim | Re: Sorry I did see | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks. They've been there for quite awhile. I've seen them in several different locations throughout Utah.
Peace, Jim | | Posted May 27, 2008 10:04 am |
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