Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Pronghorns animals


Both the female and male pronghorns have horns but the females' are tiny spikes versus the males' 12-18 inch horns.  They are the only animals in the world who shed their horns annually.
The color of these pronghorns varies from tan to dark brown with white patches on their stomach and on their rumps.  The male pronghorns have black patches on the lower jaw below the eye and a black mask extending back from the nose.  These markings make it easier for us to distinguish the males from the femalPronghorns usually breed for the first time when they get to be 16-17 months of age. The pronghorns' mating season is in the fall.  The babies are usually born in late May or early June with the majority of the births being twins.   The newborns don't have an odor when they're born and know to stay perfectly still for hours.  This is their defense from predators such as coyotes. es.he zoo only had one Pronghorn on displayed when I went.  He was amoung a bunch of giant American Bisons which made him look a lot smaller than what he really was.  For the most part, he laid still in the afternoon sun.  He didn't seem to have a care in the world.

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