Pronghorn

Zoomed and cropped and not the best quality, unfortunately. I saw a number of these beautiful Pronghorns during a week's holiday to Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park with dear friends from England, Linda and Tony, back in 2012. Photographed in Yellowstone National Park on 14 September 2012. We do get these way east and south of Calgary, but I've only ever seen them once or twice. I still can't believe that people can get a licence to kill these animals - for 'sport'

"Though not an antelope, it is often known colloquially in North America as the prong buck, pronghorn antelope, or simply antelope."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronghorn

animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/antelope/

"The Pronghorn belongs in a Family (Antilocapridae) all by itself and has no other close, living relatives; it is not related at all to the "antelopes" of Africa. Pronghorns in Alberta are at the extreme northern limit of their range in North America, found in wide, flat, open areas where they can see their enemies from a long way off."

""Pronghorns are found in the prairie life zone of southeastern Alberta, where they are at the northern limit of their North American range. Pronghorn are classified as Sensitive in the General Status of Alberta Wild Species report. Sensitive populations are highly susceptible to extreme climatic conditions. Found mainly in the southeastern portion of the province. Cultivation of native prairie threatens habitat.

Though it sometimes bears the name, the pronghorn is not a true antelope. True antelope have permanent, unbranched horns. The horns of the pronghorn are unique in that they are branched, or pronged, and they are not permanent. The outer sheath or "horn," composed mainly of hair, is shed every fall." From Alberta Fish & Wildlife.

srd.alberta.ca/FishWildlife/WildSpecies/Mammals/WildCattleRelated/Pronghorn.aspx

animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/antelope/