slgwv

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Posted: 20 Aug 2014


Taken: 07 Jul 2014

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antelope
pronghorn
Big Smoky Valley
Antelocapra americana
pronghorns


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Pronghorns

Pronghorns
Antelocapra americana. The pronghorn "antelope" of North America is actually the last surviving member of a group of ruminants intermediate between deer and cows/true antelope. Both sexes have horns, with the males' much longer, that consist of a bony core and outer sheath that's shed annually. Big Smoky Valley, Nevada, USA. The prominent gray-green shrub is sagebrush.
When I was a kid we _never_ used to see antelope in these central Nevada valleys--they'd all been exterminated by the late 19th century or so. In recent decades, there's been a big effort to reintroduce pronghorns to their historic range--with some success, as seen here! Map position approximate due to the loss of the "satellite view" feature.

Simone Maurel, William Sutherland, , Don Sutherland and 2 other people have particularly liked this photo


7 comments - The latest ones
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Wonderful capture.
9 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Brilliant capture!

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9 years ago.
 Simone Maurel
Simone Maurel club
it"s a beautiful picture
9 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
Superb photo !
9 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
Thanks, everyone!
9 years ago.
 Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)
Don Barrett (aka DBs… club
I'm glad to hear that there is an effort to reintroduce. I've seen them multiple times in Big Smokey Valley and recently saw some over near Berlin.
9 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
Yeah, you see them pretty routinely now. It's not like Wyoming, but you never used to see them at all.
9 years ago.

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