How to Use pronghorn in a Sentence

pronghorn

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  • There are and have always been predators that kill pronghorn fawns.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2023
  • Bighorn sheep, elk, and pronghorn can also be spotted here.
    Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026
  • Bighorn sheep, elk, moose, bears, mule deer, pronghorn, and bison thrive in the park.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
  • Bighorn sheep, elk, moose, bears, mule deer, pronghorn, and bison thrive in the park.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2020
  • This is the first day of Wolfe’s fifth year trying to run down a pronghorn.
    Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Mesquite trees for acacias, pronghorns for gazelles, meth heads for leopards.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The open space surrounding the lake is prime habitat for pronghorn.
    Mare Czinar, azcentral, 19 June 2018
  • Wyoming is a great state for pronghorn, and has a number of outfitters to choose from.
    Jordan Budd, Outdoor Life, 9 Dec. 2020
  • But the season had only three more days to go, and the pronghorns had been hunt ed hard and were very spooky.
    Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
  • If there was a global mammal marathon, a pronghorn would probably win.
    Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • He's used to keeping his distance from the bison, mule deer, pronghorns and bighorn sheep that call the park home.
    oregonlive, 1 Oct. 2019
  • Mule deer, bighorn sheep, elk and pronghorn antelope have all been released in the preserve.
    San Antonio Express-News, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Keep your eyes peeled for pronghorn antelope, coyotes, and foxes.
    Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Like human marathoners, pronghorn have limited stores of fat.
    Rachel Nowak, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
  • This was rolling grasslands, with deer and pronghorn, and enormous skies with no hills or forests obstructing them.
    National Geographic, 12 Mar. 2017
  • Elk, bison, moose, mule deer and pronghorn call the Kelly Parcel home.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Two of the Chisum Ranch’s many pronghorn dangled under the chopper like wind chimes.
    Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 13 Feb. 2020
  • As the temperatures rise, wildlife, apart from bison and pronghorn, may be more elusive.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2024
  • Deer, elk, pronghorn, moose, and horses poop in what are often identical pellets and balls.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 30 May 2024
  • That’s not counting the park’s roster of wildlife, from black bears and mountain lions to owls, pronghorns, and bighorn sheep.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
  • Elk, mule deer and pronghorn can be seen on the property, and a local rancher is allowed to graze his cattle.
    Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2018
  • The pronghorn would have overlapped with many predators in its temperate and arid grassland habitat.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2023
  • The prairie is known for its wide open space, which includes a national monument and wildlife refuges that house herds of elk and pronghorn.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Officials say ranchland adds elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer, pronghorn and prairie dogs to the conservation area.
    USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2019
  • The area is also home to plenty of wildlife, including bighorn sheep, pronghorn and, as the weather warms, rattlesnakes.
    Kae Lani Palmisano, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • That honor, of course, goes to the pronghorn, which can only reach 57 mph, but can sustain that speed for quite a distance.
    Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Oregon State Police who responded to the scene found five females and one male pronghorn.
    oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2020
  • Draper and Cowart also surrendered the trophy heads of the deer and pronghorn.
    Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2020
  • Thanks to all the efforts over the years, the reserve is now home to a wealth of iconic wildlife, including herds of bison, elk, and pronghorn.
    Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The pronghorn on Cabeza Prieta are confined to an island of cactus, mesquite and creosote bush.
    Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine, 28 Aug. 2014

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