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Pronghorns

by slgwv
Near Ione, Nevada, USA. Even at the distance I am with the telephoto they're fixin' to leave... They're a lot warier than that bunny by Knott Creek Reservoir! The pronghorn "antelope" (Antelocapra americana) isn't a true antelope at all, but the last surviving member of a whole group of ruminants intermediate between deer and cows/true antelopes. Both sexes have horns, with the males' much larger, that have a bony core with an outer sheath shed annually.
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7 comments

Pam J said:

Wonderful photograph !
11 years ago

slgwv said:

Thanks!
11 years ago

slgwv said:

Glad you liked it!
11 years ago

William Sutherland said:

Seen and admired in the group
Be tolerant

www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
11 years ago

slgwv said:

Thanks!
11 years ago

slgwv said:

Thanks! Well, there _is_ a hunting season on them...
11 years ago

slgwv said:

Glad you liked it!
11 years ago