叉角羚 (Antilocapra americana) 其实不是真正的羚羊。不过这种生活在北美洲的哺乳类动物与羚羊适合的生活环境类似，因而得名为叉角羚。它们的背部和侧身毛皮呈棕褐色，下腹部呈白色，颈部有白色的 V 字型标记。此物种平均肩高为 81 至 104 厘米，身长为 1.3 至 1.5 米。雄性叉角羚的体型比雌性大 10%，口鼻部有明显的深色条纹，而且角也更长、更坚实。
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Animal Facts
Although colloquially called an 'antelope', the pronghorn is actually more closely related to giraffes and okapis.
Pronghorn antelope are the second fastest land animal after the cheetah and can run at 61mph. However, they can run at high speeds for much longer than the cheetah.
Pronghorn antelope have a lot of adaptations for speed and agility, including a large heart and lungs, light bones and shock-absorbent hooves.
Pronghorn antelope have white glossy hairs on their rump which stand up and catch the light when the pronghorn is alarmed, acting as a warning to other herd members.
Although this species can jump up to 6m in one bound, they prefer to crawl underneath obstacles rather than jump over them.