Those Amazing Antelope.(Brief Article) From: Boy's Quest | Date: April 1, 2000| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2000 Bluffton News Printing & Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

What, you may ask, is so amazing about American antelope?

Well, first of all, the American pronghorn antelope isn't an antelope at all! A long time ago, people started calling the pronghorn an "antelope," and the name stuck. He actually is the sole surviving member of a family that dates back nearly 20 million years. Its family name is "antilocapridae," which comes from the Latin words: "antilope," for antelope, and "capra," which means goat. That makes it the American antelope-goat.

One amazing feat of the pronghorn is its speed. It has been clocked at speeds of up to 60 ...

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