pronghorn
Swift American ungulate
A pronghorn is a hoofed mammal native to North American plains and deserts, sometimes called a pronghorn antelope though it belongs to its own family.
Named for the forward-projecting prong on each horn, it is the fastest land animal in the Western Hemisphere: We spotted a pronghorn bounding across the sagebrush.
Most rapid of all
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- endurance runningProlonged foot-powered athletic competition
- flight responseSurvival impulse to escape
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
pursuit · escape · acceleration · gallop · bound · stride · agility · reflexes
Mammal with hooves
- even-toedHaving paired hoof digits
- ruminantMulti-stomached grazing mammal
- endemicNative to one area
- sole survivorOnly one who lived
prehistoric · Pleistocene · ancient lineage · New World · mammal · herbivore
Grazing animals together
- buckMale deer or dollar
- doeAdult female deer
- fawnYoung deer, or flatter
- territorialDefensive about owned space
rut · breeding · dominance · sparring · scent marking · alarm · snort · flagging
Bony animal projections
- sheathProtective blade covering
- keratinStructural hair protein
- forkedDivided into prongs
- eyeOrgan of sight
vision · scent gland · white · tan · markings · hooves · cloven · teeth
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
- sagebrushAromatic arid-land shrub
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- rangelandLand for grazing animals
- shortgrassLow-growing prairie vegetation
bunchgrass · open country · high desert · Wyoming · Montana · Colorado · Nebraska · badlands
Preventing waste or loss
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- herdGrazing animals together
- migrationMovement to new territory
habitat · ecosystem · biodiversity · species · game · protected · reintroduction · corridor
fastest
Most rapid of all
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- endurance runningProlonged foot-powered athletic competition
- flight responseSurvival impulse to escape
stamina · pursuit · escape · acceleration · gallop · bound · stride · agility · reflexes
ungulate
Mammal with hooves
sole survivor · prehistoric · Pleistocene · ancient lineage · New World · mammal · herbivore
herd
Grazing animals together
territorial · rut · breeding · dominance · sparring · scent marking · alarm · snort · flagging · vigilance
horns
Bony animal projections
eye · vision · scent gland · white · tan · markings · hooves · cloven · teeth
grassland
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
- sagebrushAromatic arid-land shrub
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- rangelandLand for grazing animals
shortgrass · bunchgrass · open country · high desert · Wyoming · Montana · Colorado · Nebraska · badlands · basin
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- herdGrazing animals together
migration · habitat · ecosystem · biodiversity · species · game · protected · reintroduction · corridor · overpass
- antilocaprid
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- North American Naturebald eagle, American bison, bison, grizzly bear, raccoon
- American Wildliferaccoon, bison, bald eagle, grizzly bear, beaver
- big gameAfrican elephant, elephant, bison, grizzly bear, brown bear
- desert lifecamel, cactus, scorpion, rattlesnake, sidewinder