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A group of male deer. Antelopes are native to Africa and Eurasia. The Tibetan antelope, and Saiga Antelope are found in Russia and Central Asia; Arabian Oryx and Dorcas Gazelle in the Arabian Peninsula; and Nilgai, Chinkara, Blackbuck and Four-horned Antelope in India. They live in a wide range of habitats. Genus: Antilocapra. Click on the images for a larger view. The pronghorn is a unique North American mammal. Its Latin name, Antilocapra americana, means American goat-antelope, but it is not a member of the goat or the antelope family and it is not related to the antelopes found in Africa. The pronghorn is the only surviving member of the Antilocapridae family and it has been in North America for over a million years! Range: Pronghorns are only found in North America. Their natural range extended from southern Canada to northern Mexico. Today, pronghorns are mainly found in the United States in the Great Plains, Wyoming, Montana, northeast California, southeast Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. Both males and females have a pair of short horns on the top of the head. The female’s horns are small, usually only a bump. In contrast, the males’ horns are around 10-12 inches long. They also have a unique shape, because unlike other ungulates, a pronghorn’s horns point backwards. Hooves are another specialty for many antelope. Each hoof has a split down the middle, dividing the hoof into two toes. Lechwes, which live in swampy areas, have long, pointed hooves to give them sure footing in the water. Be sure to see Goats & Sheep, Oryx, and Nile Lechwe to read about other Antilopinae subfamily members. All antelope have horns; in some species they are only found on the males, whereas in others, such as gazelles, both males and females have them. Description: Pronghorns are ungulates (hoofed animals) and related to goats and antelope. They have the body shape of a deer with long legs, short tail and a long snout. The fur is a reddish-brown color, but it can also be tan or darker brown. Pronghorns have white markings on the face, neck, stomach and rump. The neck markings are white stripes. The word antelope has been used to describe a wide variety of horned mammals in the Family Bovidae. There are even some species within the Bovidae family that are known as goat-antelope! For the purposes of this fact sheet, we’ll focus on some of the species in the Antilopinae subfamily, animals commonly called antelope as well as those such as impalas, gazelles, and gnu or wildebeest. They may also use size or strength displays or threaten with their horns to determine which male is dominant and to keep females. Antelope are herbivores, with an odd exception: some duiker species have been known to kill and eat insects, small mammals, and birds. Another difference is that deer antlers are branched and antelope horns are not. Antelopes belong to family Bovidae (as do sheep, goat and cattle), while deer belong to family Cervidae. Both are even-toed ungulates (hoofed animals) and ruminant mammals.
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