Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Antilocapridae
Genus:Antilocapra
Species: Antilocapra americana
Scientific name meaning: American Goat-Antelope
Range: Canada, Mexico, and the United States
Habitat: “The pronghorn live in grasslands, brushlands, and deserts.”
Description: The pronghorn has a deer-like body. It weighs between 90 and 120 pounds and stands about 31/2 feet tall from shoulder to feet. It has a tan to a reddish brown body. Its cheeks, belly, rump, chest and inner legs are white. Males have a broad black mask that runs from their eyes down their snout to their nose, black neck patches and pronged black horns that are 12-20 inches long. The male 's horns are lyre-shaped and curve in towards each other. The female does not have the black markings and her horns are usually straight, short spikes between 3-4 inches long. The pronghorn has horns, not antlers. Its horns are made of two parts: a bony core that is covered by a sheath made of a stiff hair-like material. It 's the only animal that has branched horns and that sheds its horns each year. The outer sheath then grows back during the summertime.
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Diet: In the summer, the pronghorn grazes on grasses, forbs, and cactus. In the winter, the pronghorn will eat sagebrush and other available plants.
Pronghorn Predators: Coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, golden eagles, and wild dogs
Interesting Facts:
-The pronghorn is the fastest mammal in the world!
-They have great eyesight, they can pick up movement from 3 miles away
-Fawns weigh 2-4 kg at birth (5-9 pounds)
-Pronghorns are not leapers, i.e. If there was a fence, they wouldn’t jump over it, they would most likely climb under
The split horn took place many years ago in the 19th century. The journey was where Hmong took his family and travel to Wisconsin. When Hmong and the minster Paja the had many different thoughts on the physical need of the spiritual. The split horn sees paja as a great spiritual.
When the Jews came to America they refer to themselves as ' 'greenhorns ' ' which meant they were foreigners in their dressing language, and thinking. One immigrant said ' 'I was unhappy because I did not know anything and I was frightened... When they used to call names like ' 'greenhorns ' ', I felt that I would rather die than hear it again ' ' ( 280). The conceptions of how their race and ethnicity influenced their treatment were that Jews tried to assimilate and become more American by dressing fashionably, learning English and to having proper mannerisms.
In color they vary from red to white or any combination of these colors, with a predominance of roan. Because of their strength and good temperament, Shorthorns were occasionally used as draft animals. The Milking Shorthorn, a dairy breed developed in England from the Shorthorn, is appreciated for its adaptability to different climates, its efficient use of feed, and the superior protein-to-fat ratio of its milk. The genetically hornless Polled Shorthorns are about 60% of the beef Shorthorns registered in the United
The eagle of the United States is one that can be easily recognized, its white head and tail, eight feet of wings, penetrating eyes, massive hook bill and powerful claws make it unmistakable among American birds. The name Eagle Bald is an inappropriate name, The bird is not bald. The use of "bald" in his name is a shortening of the word "foot", which describes something that is spotted or patches, referring to the contrasting dark body of the eagle and white head and tail. The Mexican eagle is called the Golden Eagle and is one of the largest, fastest, most nimblest raptors in North America. Glossy golden feathers shine on the back of his head and neck; A mighty beak and claws herald hunting prowess.
Average life span in the wild is 15 years and up to 20 years in zoos. Its coat is reddish brown and its muzzle resembles that of a dog. They are from 70 to 80 centimeters (27 to 31 inches) long + tail length which is from 65 to 70 centimeters (26 to 31 inches). Females weight from 5.5 to 7 kilograms (12 to 15 pounds) and males from 6 to 8.5 kilograms (13 to 19 pounds)
In this artwork it is obvious that this does not have the real characteristics of a rhinoceros, instead, it has hard plates that cover its body like armor, a gorget at the throat, rivets along the seams and a solid-looking breastplate, a small twisted horn above the shoulders, scaley legs, and saw-like rear quarters. Dürer added all of these simply because he hadn’t seen a real rhinoceros and improvised in this artwork. Although, there are many characteristics comparing Dürer’s artwork and a real rhinoceros, for example, the build of the rhinoceros is very much similar and it is present that they have at least one horn, though Dürer’s piece only had one horn instead of two. At the top of the artwork, there are words
Summarization of Locked Horns The author wanted to share her experience going to a show of animals’ skulls at the local science museum, where she stated that she liked to go to that animals’ skulls show to see different kind and shapes of the animals’ skulls, and how it’s different from each animal to another. The author mentioned examples of animal’s skulls such as the gray throne skull of an elephant head, yellow hacksaws of a crocodile and more. The author also mentioned that there was a wall covered with a lot of sea lions’ skulls just to let the watchers observe their subtle variation, where also another wall has a wide collection of animals of antlered and horned heads.
(Brennemann) The Rothschild Giraffe weighs about 2,500 lbs and can grow to be 20 feet tall, their height and great eye sight can be very beneficial in trying to observe any predators coming or when trying to eat from trees. (Giraffe worlds) These amazing animals are not only tall but fast and powerful too when a giraffe has grown to be a mature age they are able to defend themselves with their powerful kicks as well as using their long necks to thrash or head butt.
The Colorado mountain lions are known to all be a light cinnamon color with black tipped ears and a black tipped tail. The tail of a mountain lion is at least two-thirds of its total body length. The sizes of mountain lions varies, but the males are generally larger than the females. A adult male Felis Concolor can grow to be more than eight feet in length and weigh an average of 150 pounds. Adult females can grow up to seven feet in length and weigh an average of 90 pounds.
Hardy and Self Sufficient: Texas Longhorns will graze on most any ground cover. They are resourceful and make the most of even sparse surroundings to maintain their nutritional requirements and gain muscle. From hot, dry West Texas to the thick humidity of the Gulf Coast and up the cold, wintery trail
The Red Fox has adapted well to human environments such as farms, suburban areas, and even large communities. The red fox's resourcefulness has earned it a legendary reputation for intelligence and cunningness. Red Deer The Red Deer is the largest native land animal in Europe. The male red deer is larger than the female red deer and their antlers can reach up to 1 meter in width.
Hyenas have teeth that are strong enough to crush bones, so that they can easily catch their prey. To help them find their prey they have excellent hearing and smell. Although hyenas are known to be loud, striped hyenas tend to keep quiet unless they feel threatened. The striped hyena’s habitat includes dry grasslands and semi deserts.
The muskrat has a brown pelt and has a light brown fur by the legs and on the belly of the muskrat, the muskrat also has four incisor teeth. Although the muskrat has a description like the beaver they have a lot of differences. The muskrat has small acute round eyes. Another interesting fact about the muskrat is that the weight and length of the
Its weight varies between 150 and 260 kg. It measures 1.72 2.50 m. Its measurement tail, meanwhile, between 60 and 100 cm. The male lion is distinguished by a broad face, rounded ears and a small neck. His mane is usually silver-gray
Unlike the antlers of a deer, bovid horns don’t branch and are never shed. Horns are present in males of all bovid species and some female. So, the horns they acquire at a young age are the ones they’re stuck with for life. Genus and Geographic Location: The Bovidae are the most diverse group of living mammals, with 143 living species and over 300 known extinct species.