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Pronghorns are fast animals that live in open grasslands. They have long legs and beautiful tan and white fur. They can run really fast, even faster than a horse!
Key details
- Length
- 130-150 cm
- Weight
- 40-65 kg
- Lifespan
- 7-10 years
- Top Speed
- 98 km/h
- Litter Size
- 1-2
- Gestation
- 250-255 days
Traits
FurrySocialGrasslandHerbivorousDiurnalKeystone SpeciesSpeedster
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The Pronghorn has a striking reddish-brown coat with bright white patches on its belly, rump, and two distinct white neck bands. It features unique, short black horns with a forward-pointing prong, which shed their outer sheath annually.
A baby pronghorn can outrun a human just a few days after being born!
Pronghorns are the only animal in the world that sheds its horn sheaths annually!
They are North America's fastest land animal, sprinting nearly 100 km/h!
