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Though not an antelope, it is known colloquially in North America as the American antelope, prong buck, pronghorn antelope and prairie antelope, [5] because it closely resembles the antelopes of the Old World and fills a similar ecological niche due to parallel evolution. [6] It is the only surviving member of the family Antilocapridae. [7]
The Antelope Valley is located in northern Los Angeles County, California, United States, ... Now, the sighting of a pronghorn is rare, although a small number remain ...
Only one species, the pronghorn (Antilocapra americana), is living today; all other members of the family are extinct. The living pronghorn is a small ruminant mammal resembling an antelope . Description
Antelope are a common symbol in heraldry, though they occur in a highly distorted form from nature. The heraldic antelope has the body of a stag and the tail of a lion, with serrated horns, and a small tusk at the end of its snout. This bizarre and inaccurate form was invented by European heralds in the Middle Ages, who knew little of foreign ...
Articles relating to the Pronghorn, a species of artiodactyl (even-toed, hoofed) mammal indigenous to interior western and central North America.Though not an antelope, it is known colloquially in North America as the American antelope, prong buck, pronghorn antelope, prairie antelope, or simply antelopebecause it closely resembles the antelopes of the Old World and fills a similar ecological ...
The best spots: Antelope Trail North Loop and Kitanemuk Vista Point. 70 miles from downtown L.A. Eastern Kern County Onyx Ranch State Vehicular Recreation Area : Located east of Bakersfield.
The pronghorn played a key role in the refuge's history, as approximately 94 percent of the current protected land area was originally set aside as the Charles Sheldon Antelope Range in 1936. [6] The refuge is the home of the Alvord chub, an endemic fish species of limited geographic distribution.
Redlands East Valley 30, Laguna Hills 25. Estancia 39, San Jacinto Valley 8. ... Antelope Valley 41, Duarte 18. Saturday’s schedule (All games at 5 p.m. unless noted) First Round.