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pronghorn Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana). Five pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra americana) stand and graze in a field of tall golden grass with rolling hills in the background. Illustration of various animals running or moving, each labeled with its top speed, including cheetah, pronghorn antelope, ostrich, giraffe, elephant, deer, gazelle, greyhound, jackrabbit, fox, emu, roadrunner, warthog, rhinoceros, Mongolian wild ass, two-toed sloth, and desert tortoise.
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pronghorn: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library - Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) Fact Sheet: Summary. Sep 04, 2026
Add new Web site: CORE - Variability in the Selection Patterns of Pronghorn: Are they Really Native Prairie Obligates? (PDF). Dec 12, 2025
Add new Web site: One Earth - The pronghorn: North America’s swift survivor. Oct 18, 2025
Add new Web site: Discover Lewis and Clark - Pronghorn. Jul 25, 2025
Add new Web site: Clark Science Center at Smith College - Antilocapra Americana (PDF). Jan 07, 2025
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Population Growth Rates of Pronghorn: Influence of Temporally and Spatially Explicit Conditions, Density Dependence, and Scaleand Spatially Explicit Conditions, Density Dependence... Aug 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Pronghorn. Jun 28, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Pronghorn population genomics show connectivity in the core of their range. May 02, 2024
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Yellowstone National Park - Pronghorn. Feb 22, 2024
Add new Web site: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library - Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) Fact Sheet: Summary. Nov 02, 2023
Add new Web site: The National Wildlife Federation - Pronghorn. Aug 23, 2023
Add new Web site: Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife - Pronghorn Antelope. Jul 13, 2023
Add new Web site: AZ Animals - Pronghorn. May 06, 2023
Add new Web site: San Diego Zoo Animals and Plants - Pronghorn. Feb 25, 2023
New article added. Jan 22, 2009
Photo of pronghorn added Jan 22, 2009
Media added. Jan 22, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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