Common name : Prong buck
Scientific name : Antilocapra americana
Family : Antilocapridae
Native to : North America
Interesting fact : They are among the speediest animals, running at 86 km/h.
Conservation status : Least Concern
Even though pronghorns are often confused to be antelopes yet they do not belong to the antelope family. They have hollow hair and light bones; compared to the size of their bodies, they have large hearts, lungs and windpipes to aid in breathing in large amounts of oxygen while running. They raise a white patch on their rumps when startled, visible from a distance!
