Pronghorn - San Diego Zoo Animal Bytes

Pronghorn
San Diego Zoo Animal Bytes

Home, home on the range
Pronghorn are well designed for prairie life. They have great adaptations for spotting and getting away from predators, such as wolves, coyotes, bobcats, and golden eagles. Pronghorn have very large eyes to help them see predators. Scent communication allows them to mark territories and warn others of danger.

Grocery store on the prairie
Pronghorn are most active at dawn and dusk as they browse and graze on a variety of plants. They will eat the nonwoody flowering plants first, if available, and also eat shrubs, grasses, cactus, and domestic crops, depending on the time of year. Shrubs are very important in wintertime, and pronghorn use their front feet to dig for food buried in the snow. The pronghorn's teeth grow continuously because they wear down as they grind their food. At the Zoo, alfalfa pellets, hay, and fresh vegetation are provided.

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