Don Balke: Pronghorn Antelope and Cottonwood

Artist: Don Balke
1932 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1979
Image Size: 14.25 by 11.75 inches
Overall Size: 24.125 by 20.125 inches
Medium: Water Color on Water Color Paper

When the pioneers crossed the western plains, they met millions of swift-footed Pronghorns. Today Pronghorns still roam across the seemingly endless High Plains. As America's only surviving members of the Antilocapridae family, speed and extremely keen eyes have helped them survive. Pronghorns get their names from hollow antlers which grow from bony cores mounted on their heads. Both sexes shed these protrusions annually, usually in springtime when their young are born. Pronghorns, America's swiftest mammals, are even faster than a thoroughbred. Usually, they outrun their enemies, but coyotes, in addition to men, sometimes outsmart them. A group of sly coyotes will gang up on a few antelope and run them in shifts until they become weakened. During the chase, the antelope have a habit of stopping to stare at their pursuers. For just a moment, they stand splendidly in the prairie sun. Light glistens on their cinnamon-colored coats highlighting handsome white patches and dark sideburns that make Pronghorns some of America's most magnificent animals.

This art was originally published in the limited edition collection of philatelic proofcards issued by Fleetwood® and the National Audubon Society for the Wildlife of the 50 States.

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