Antilope
by Lena Owens - OLena Art Vibrant Palette Knife and Graphic Design
Title
Antilope
Artist
Lena Owens - OLena Art Vibrant Palette Knife and Graphic Design
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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antelope, mammal, animal, wildlife, nature, fauna, horns, antilope, blackbuck, gazelle, wilderness,
Antelope are a unique North American native. However, it is, in fact, a mistake to call them antelope. Although many people refer to Colorado pronghorn by this name, their resemblance to the African antelope species (Old World members of the cow family) is only superficial. Interestingly, pronghorn have a DNA match closer to the giraffe than any other animal.
The name pronghorn is derived from the forward projection, or prong, on each horn. Sometimes up to seventeen inches long, the horn is composed of a fused hair (keratin) sheath, which covers a bone core. Unlike true horns (but similar to antlers), males usually shed this sheath after breeding each fall, and then they grow a new one. About 40 percent of females have horns, but they don’t get any longer than their ears and never fork. And only males have a black patch on the jaw below the eye.
Relative to their small stature, pronghorn have a large windpipe, heart and lungs, making them extraordinarily fast. They can maintain speeds of 40 miles per hour for several miles and purportedly run up to 60 miles per hour in short bursts. They are considered the fastest animal in the Western Hemisphere and the second-fastest land mammal in the world, after the cheetah.pronghorn, art, photography, wild life colorado,
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Bunny Clarke
What a little beauty! I grew up around these beautiful creatures for most of my life. I never tire of them. Gorgeous work.
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