Pronghorn

• It is the only animal with branched horns that it sheds every year.
• Its numbers fell by 99%, from more than 35 million animals originally to a remnant by the early 20th century.
• It eats grasses, shrubs and cactus according to the season.
• locomociónIt is not a true antelope but the sole surviving member of an exclusively North American family, and it is the fastest land mammal in the Americas, able to hold high speeds over long distances.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (mammal)

Habitat and environment

Grassland, scrub and temperate desert of western North America

Birth weight

2-4 kg at birth (most commonly ~3 kg)

Size at birth

2-4 kg at birth

Sexual maturity

~15-16 months

Gestation / incubation

235-252 days (~8 months)

Litter / clutch size

1 young at the first birth, twins thereafter

Life expectancy in captivity

Documented record of up to 14 years

Sources consulted: SDZWA Fact Sheet (Physical Characteristics) · SDZWA Fact Sheet (Summary) · Animal Diversity Web · Animalia.bio · EWASH · Britannica · Texas Tech NSRL Mammals of Texas · EBSCO Research Starters · Destination4x4

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.