You know I'm bit surprised why a Pronghorn is classified as Bovid and not a Cervid. It looks more like a deer than a antelope or gazelle. As a matter of fact, deers should be part of the Bovid order instead of outside that. Any suggestions welcomed.
lol the person who made this video is stupid. A cheetah can run from 70-75 mph. That's faster than the pronghorn. I don't care how long it can run, it simply can't beat a cheetah in a race.
@SlashTheGuitarist These animals (Pronghorn Antelope) were evolutionary designed to evade the recently extinct (in geologic terms 8000 BCE) North American Cheetah. There were 2 or possibly 3 species of NA Cheetah. They evolved from divergent family lines meaning they are not related to the current Cheetah. Judging by the speed of the Pronghorn it could be argued that the NA Cheetah was faster than the current one. An African Cheetah would have a very hard time catching a NA Pronghorn.
@cchanderson I've know all this, I was just stating that the information on the video was not accurate when mentioning the African Cheetah. The African Cheetah would have a harder time chasing the pronghorn than its usual prey, the Thomson's Gazelle, but in a short run it still would have a 10-20 mph advantage.
You know I'm bit surprised why a Pronghorn is classified as Bovid and not a Cervid. It looks more like a deer than a antelope or gazelle. As a matter of fact, deers should be part of the Bovid order instead of outside that. Any suggestions welcomed.
lastsaracen 7 months ago
awesome shots!
Bluestarwarrior1 1 year ago
@Thewoog Yeah you're right. The cheetah would most likely ambush from about 30 to 40 yards away instead of a long distance chase.
SlashTheGuitarist 1 year ago
lol the person who made this video is stupid. A cheetah can run from 70-75 mph. That's faster than the pronghorn. I don't care how long it can run, it simply can't beat a cheetah in a race.
SlashTheGuitarist 1 year ago
@SlashTheGuitarist You're an idiot. You're biased because you like faggy cheetah's more, but who's the expert, you or them? Good, now stfu
naamhier 1 year ago
@SlashTheGuitarist These animals (Pronghorn Antelope) were evolutionary designed to evade the recently extinct (in geologic terms 8000 BCE) North American Cheetah. There were 2 or possibly 3 species of NA Cheetah. They evolved from divergent family lines meaning they are not related to the current Cheetah. Judging by the speed of the Pronghorn it could be argued that the NA Cheetah was faster than the current one. An African Cheetah would have a very hard time catching a NA Pronghorn.
cchanderson 1 year ago
@cchanderson I've know all this, I was just stating that the information on the video was not accurate when mentioning the African Cheetah. The African Cheetah would have a harder time chasing the pronghorn than its usual prey, the Thomson's Gazelle, but in a short run it still would have a 10-20 mph advantage.
SlashTheGuitarist 1 year ago
@SlashTheGuitarist Yeah he should have stated "These are the fastest long distance land mammals in the world" instead.
cchanderson 1 year ago
Im giving you more, shut up, take it all yeah yeah
xxander39 2 years ago
No predator can catch them. I would love to see a cheetah chasing one of theese
105km 3 years ago
probably my fav animal
stonerbob09 3 years ago
Nice shots!
BraveHeartPhotoArt 4 years ago
Very impressive close-up! Excellent.
livegift 4 years ago
cool
iloveteddygeiger786 4 years ago