Post by mortensen on Oct 29, 2008 17:26:33 GMT -5
Prairie Racer: The Pronghorn Antelope.
The pronghorn is the rocket of the American West and unique in all the world. It is the fastest animal in North America and the second-fastest land mammal on earth, exceeded only by the African cheetah. Ans for distances over a quarter-mile, the pronghorn would win over every other animal on earth. These remarkable creatures can reach speeds of 70 mph; one source reports 84 mph. It's no wonder that Captain William Clark remarked upon first seeing pronghorns in 1804 that their motion was so fast, it was like "the rapid flight of birds."
It gets more interesting!
www.antelope.org/pronghorn1.htm
The pronghorn is the rocket of the American West and unique in all the world. It is the fastest animal in North America and the second-fastest land mammal on earth, exceeded only by the African cheetah. Ans for distances over a quarter-mile, the pronghorn would win over every other animal on earth. These remarkable creatures can reach speeds of 70 mph; one source reports 84 mph. It's no wonder that Captain William Clark remarked upon first seeing pronghorns in 1804 that their motion was so fast, it was like "the rapid flight of birds."
It gets more interesting!
www.antelope.org/pronghorn1.htm