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Antelope Fawn

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Posted by Don George on June 18, 2008 at 9:04 PM
Antelope Fawn
Took a ride up 287 towards Laramie searching for Antelope Fawns.
Came upon this one hiking through the plains. Great eye's no wonder they can see 8X better than us.
Posted by Paul Wegemann on June 18, 2008 at 10:00 PM
Nice capture, Don. I have never seen an antelope fawn before. He's a cute little guy.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on June 19, 2008 at 12:26 AM
Definitely high on the cuteness scale !
Posted by bill meikle on June 19, 2008 at 9:36 AM
I suppose that technically its a Pronghorn and not an Antelope. Did you know that they used to be hunted by Cheetah's in North America so they learned to run fast. Also they don't jump, when they get to fence they wriggle through it. OK I'm done being boring. :-)
Posted by Dan Walters on June 19, 2008 at 10:16 AM
Great shot! Love those big eyes!
Posted by Don George on June 19, 2008 at 10:50 AM
Hi Bill,,,,Your correct. Its primary name is Pronghorn and has a alternate name of Antelope.
Actually its listed as: Antilocapra Americana. Its amazing with the agility and speed they have they won't (normaly) jump a fence. We clocked one running along a fence line at over 50 mph. I believe they have been clocked up to 65mph. Never heard of them being chased by Cheetah interesting input.
Posted by Dave Showalter` on June 19, 2008 at 10:51 AM
Nice capture, Don. You don't often see a pronghorn baby image because they are near impossible to get. At one week old, they can outrun almost anything. They're our most ancient land mammal, having traveled here on the Bering Land Bridge. Fascinating creatures.
Posted by Mel Ladewig on June 19, 2008 at 11:36 AM
Nice capture on the youngster. I think I saw a few out in a field last weekend, but I haven't seen many over the years. And I've seen them go over fences occasionally too. As fast as they run, you'd expect to see them hop right over, but its always strange to see them stop and squirm through. I've spent quite alot of time in areas with large pronghorn populations.