11/02/2024
We really need to improve our method of mounting game cameras so that they're animal proof, haha.
There are some very interesting things to learn about pronghorn...
* Their body temperature is approximately 100 degrees F.
* Pronghorns are the fastest land mammal in North America.
* Their average running speed is 40 mph, but they can run at speeds of up to 60 mph for long distances.
* Pronghorns have 13 distinct gaits. They have a certain run that can reach up to 20 feet per stride.
* Pronghorns are not members of the goat or antelope families.
* They have large protruding eyes that are the largest of any North American ungulate that provide 300 degrees of vision.
* They can detect movement up to 4 miles away!
* Pronghorns are excellent swimmers.
* It is thought that there were up to 35 million pronghorn in North America at one time. That number dropped to roughly 13,000 by 1915. Today there are roughly 800,000.
