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American Pronghorn

American Pronghorn or Antelope line art illustration (click image to enlarge)

American Pronghorn or Antelope illustration (click image to enlarge)

Artist's notes:

The American Pronghorn was completed on 5.18.2010. This animal is one of the last large land mammals in North America I hadn't drawing. When I see pronghorn - or commonly called antelope - it really makes me appreciate what the western parts of the US offer by way of wildlife. The drawing is based on a photo by Donald Metzner.

Information about the American Pronghorn:

The American Pronghorn (also called the American Antelope or Pronghorn Antelope although it is actually not an antelope) is a herbivorous mammal native to the open grasslands, plains and deserts of the western part of North America. Pronghorns are known for their large migration patterns, which are the longest land migration (over 150 miles each way) in the continental United States. They are also the fastest land animal in all of North America with top speeds reaching nearly 60 miles an hour. While they cannot run as fast as the cheetah, they can maintain their speeds for a greater duration. Pronghorns have excellent eyesight and can spot predators from quite a distance. Unfortunately, the traditional migratory routes of the pronghorn have been disrupted by the greatly increased expansion of natural gas drilling.