Pronghorn Antelope Brain Replica
$36.00
The American Pronghorn is sometimes considered a living fossil. It shows many early traits. Perhaps the most obvious rudimentary attribute is in that Pronghorns shed their horns yearly just like a deer. It is the only living horned animal that does this.
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Description
Pronghorn Antelope Brain Cast Replica is museum quality replica made in USA and measures 3.9 x 2.4×1.9 inches. Scientific name: Antilocapra americana.
The pronghorn or Antilocapra americana is a species of artiodactyl (even-toed, hoofed) mammal indigenous to interior western and central North America.
Though not a true antelope, it is known colloquially in North America as the American antelope, prong buck, pronghorn antelope, prairie antelope, or simply antelope. It closely resembles the antelopes of the Old World and fills a similar ecological niche due to parallel evolution.
It is the only surviving member of the family Antilocapridae.
During the Pleistocene epoch, about 11 other antilocaprid species existed in North America. Three other genera (Capromeryx, Stockoceros and Tetrameryx existed when humans entered North America but are now extinct.
As a member of the superfamily Giraffoidea, the pronghorn’s closest living relatives are the giraffe and okapi.
The Giraffoidea are in turn members of the infraorder Pecora, making pronghorns more distant relatives of the Cervidae (deer) and Bovidae (cattle, goats, sheep, antelopes, and gazelles), among others.
The pronghorn is the fastest land mammal in the Western Hemisphere, with running speeds of up to 55 miles per hour. It is the symbol of the American Society of Mammalogists.
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| Weight | 3 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 3.9 × 2.4 × 1.9 in |
| Pronghorn Facts | Kingdom: Animalia |
