🦌 Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

Mammal2 (cloven hoof) toes2.5–3.25 in long
About

North America's fastest land animal, and it has no dewclaws at all.

Track

2.5–3.25 in long. Cloven, teardrop shaped. No dewclaw marks ever. Cushioned hoof spreads slightly at speed. Trails cross wide open grassland.

Where they live

Sagebrush plains, shortgrass prairie. Western Great Plains and Great Basin.

When they're active

Diurnal

What they eat

Sagebrush, forbs, grasses

Fun fact

Pronghorn can hold 55 mph for miles — outrunning a predator that went extinct.

Should I be concerned?

Harmless.

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