Along the road from Denver to Grand Teton NP

[Cristobal]

Pronghorn antelope
D500 + 500 PF f/5.6 @ 1/1000, f/5.6, ISO 560

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[DRwyoming]

Very Nice!

 

[Cristobal]

Thank's a lot Dave!

 

[Kathy G]

Great shot Cristobal

 

[gordon_g]

Nice Cristobal!

 

[Cristobal]

Great shot Cristobal

Thank you so much Kathy!

 

[Cristobal]

Nice Cristobal!

Thank's a lot Gordon!

 

[Yezdi]

Superb shot Cristobal..

 

[Callie]

Nice, in your face stare. Believe this buck is about the fastest animal on hoofs in the USA.

 

[Laurent Dieu]

Really nice shot, well done.

 

[Cristobal]

Merci beaucoup Laurent!

 

[Anjin San]

excellent shot of a pronghorn...although they are not actually an antelope...their closest relative is the giraffe be.leave it or not...I was amazed when I found that out.

 

[Cristobal]

Thank you for you comment and your very interesting information; I just found a recent article of the Fuller society which corroborates what you say, specifying also that, unlike true antilopes, pronghorns lose their horns every year.

 

[ALFAGold]

excellent shot of a pronghorn...although they are not actually an antelope...their closest relative is the giraffe be.leave it or not...I was amazed when I found that out.

I agree Neil, the frequency with which "Pronghorn" and "Antelope" are put together in a sentence is very difficult to break. Just keep making the distinction. I am glad someone else is aware of that difference!!

 

[Deleted member 115]

Very nice “Speed Goat”

 

[Cristobal]

Thank's a lot Hut!

 

[Anjin San]

Thank you for you comment and your very interesting information; I just found a recent article of the Fuller society which corroborates what you say, specifying also that, unlike true antilopes, pronghorns lose their horns every year.

i believe that part of the antler is permanent...at least on the bucks...and they grow and lose a longer section each year. I think 5his photo is a doe as their antlers are shorter and curvier.

 

[Deleted member 115]

Those big horns and that black snout look like a male to me.

 

[Cristobal]

For your information, this photo was taken at the end of september last year and this pronghorn was not alone: a few females where also around.

 

[Anjin San]

Those big horns and that black snout look like a male to me.

Could be...I may be misremembering based on the ones I’ve seen...I did check and didn’t see any dangly bits as they say but maybe they’re behind the rear leg or they are hidden except when mating.