What is the general concensus, is a pronghorn antelope really an antelope or is it a pronghorn? Any help settling an ongoing "discussion" would be appreciated.
According to the information below, I would have say a Pronghornis not an antelope. The antelope is part of the FamilyBovidae.The Pronghorn is part of thefamilyAntilocapridae.
Thepronghorn(Antilocapra americana), alsopronghorn antelopeorprong buck,[2]is a species ofungulatemammalnative to interior westernNorth America. It is the only surviving member of thefamilyAntilocapridae.[3]
Antilocapridaeis a family ofartiodactylsendemic toNorth America. Their closestextantrelatives are thegiraffids. Only one species, thepronghorn(Antilocapra americana), is living today; all other members of the family areextinct. The living pronghorn is a smallruminantmammal resembling an antelope. It bears small, forked horns.
In most respects, antilocaprids resemble other ruminants. They have a complex, four-chambered stomach for digesting tough plant matter, cloven hooves, and a similar body shape to antelopes. Their horns resemble those of thebovids, in that they have a true horny sheath, but, uniquely, they are shed outside the breeding season, and subsequently regrown. Their lateral toes are even further diminished than in bovids, with the digits themselves being entirely lost, and only thecannon bonesremaining. Antilocaprids have the samedental formulaas most other ruminants:
It is my understanding that while they are "CALLED" Antelope primarily due to appearance, they are actually a species of their own. Native to the North American Plains states.
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All animals in North America have a counterpart on another continent somewhere, except the mountain beaver and the Pronghorn. Nowhere else in the world does an equal exist.
Aint ever seen a mountain beaver but some of dem city beaver sure look fine.
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Is a pronghorn really an antelope?
