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Antelope

	This North American hoofed mammal is the sole surviving member of the family Antilocapridae (order Artiodactyla). It is also called the Prongbuck, Pronghorned Antelope and American Antelope. It is not related to the Old World antelopes. The slender, graceful, Pronghorn has a deer-like body weighs between 90 and 125 pounds, and stands about 3 1/2 feet at the shoulder. It has large, protruding eyes and a white or buff, 4-inch tail.
The upper body and outside of the legs are tan to brown. The cheeks, lower jaw, chest, belly, inner legs and rump are usually white. The male has a broad, black band down the snout to a black nose and black neck patch, together with black horns.		The newborns do not have an odor and instinctively lie motionless for hours. This is their main defense from predators such as bobcats, eagles and coyotes.
	Because Pronghorn inhabit open terrain, they rely on defense mechanisms of speed and keen eyesight,; Pronghorn can detect movement up to 4 miles away. When alerted to danger, they contract their rump muscles causing their white rump hairs to stand on end, which other Pronghorn may detect from 2 miles away. At the same time, they exude a musky odor, which can be detected for more than a mile.
Pronghorn cannot leap fences, like deer can do, so fenced rangeland has hampered their migration and survival in the past century.
	This high-strung animal is active night and day, combining alternate snatches of sleep with vigilant feeding. Pronghorn are selective, opportunistic foragers. They feed on forbs, shrubs, grasses, juniper, chamisa and sometimes cacti and domestic crops. In winter, desert populations are said to favor Sagebrush.

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