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Going nowhere fast: a migration route north of Yellowstone is being pinched by human development, and the park's pronghorn antelope are feeling the squeeze.(Yellowstone National Park)

Article from: National Parks Article date: January 1, 2008 Author: Arrandale, Tom

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WITH THEIR SLENDER LEGS, oversized lungs, and big protruding eyes that can spot movement up to four miles away, pronghorn antelope are matched to the bold sweep of the American West like few other animals. They can sprint 70 miles an hour, cruising over treeless deserts and plains mile after unbroken mile. True nomads, pronghorn are always on the move, looking for fresh forage in the spring and shelter from snowstorms in the winter.

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