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Author | : John A. Byers |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0226086992 |
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Based on the behavior of American pronghorn antelope--which exhibit certain unexplainable "defense" characteristics--zoologist John A. Byers theorizes the animals' mystifying behaviors evolved in response to dangerous predators of their ancient past. Byers's provocative hypothesis suggests that other species' adaptations also are haunted by ghosts of predators past. 41 photos. 111 line drawings.
Author | : Gary Turbak |
Publisher | : Northland Publishing |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
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Focusing on the pronghorn's history, unique features, habitat, and behavior, here is a tribute to this animal's evolutionary tenacity, its ability to exist in a meager habitat, and its world-famous speed. First-prize winner in the book competition of the Outdoor Writer's Association of America.
Author | : Richard E McCabe |
Publisher | : University Press of Colorado |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2011-05-18 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1457109816 |
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In this lavishly illustrated volume, Richard E. McCabe, Bart W. O'Gara and Henry M. Reeves explore the fascinating relationship of pronghorn with people in early America, from prehistoric evidence through the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876. The only one of fourteen pronghorn-like genera to survive the great extinction brought on by human migration into North America, the pronghorn has a long and unique history of interaction with humans on the continent, a history that until now has largely remained unwritten. With nearly 150 black-and-white photographs, 16 pages of color illustrations, plus original artwork by Daniel P. Metz, Prairie Ghost: Pronghorn and Human Interaction in Early America tells the intriguing story of humans and these elusive big game mammals in an informative and entertaining fashion that will appeal to historians, biologists, sportsmen and the general reader alike.
Author | : John A. Byers |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2009-07-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0674029135 |
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North America’s fastest mammal, the pronghorn can accelerate explosively from a standing start to a top speed of 60 miles per hour—but it can also cruise at 45 miles per hour for many miles. What accounts for the speed of this extraordinary animal, a denizen of the American outback, and what can be observed of this creature’s way of life? And what is it like to be a field biologist dedicating twenty years to studying this species? In Built for Speed, John A. Byers answers these questions as he draws an intimate portrait of the most charismatic resident of the American Great Plains. The National Bison Range in western Montana, established in 1908 to snatch bison from the brink of extinction, also inadvertently rescued the largest known remnant of Palouse Prairie. It is within this grassland habitat—home to meadowlarks, rattlesnakes, bighorn sheep, coyotes, elk, snipe, and a panoply of wildflowers—that Byers observes the pronghorn’s life from birth to death (a life often as brief as four days, sometimes as long as fifteen years) and from season to season. Readers will also experience the vicarious pleasures of a biologist who is eager to race a pronghorn in his truck, scrutinize bison dung through binoculars, and peer through the gathering dusk of a rainy evening to count the display dives of snipe. A vivid and memorable tale of a first-rate scientist’s twenty-year encounter with a magnificent animal, the story of the pronghorn is also a reminder of the crucial role we can play in preserving the fleeting life of the native American grassland.
Author | : Cat Urbigkit |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : JUVENILE NONFICTION |
ISBN | : 9781590787564 |
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Author | : James D. Yoakum |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Habitat (Ecology) |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Valerius Geist |
Publisher | : Krause Publications |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001-06-01 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9780873492799 |
Download Antelope Country Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Join Professor Valerius Geist and photography Michael Francis as they salute the pronghorn antelope, the little brother of the American bison. This swift, smart, beautiful animal is the last survivor of North America's original large mammals. &break;&break;Val Geist of Calgary tells the fascinating story of the pronghorn, which has preserved through harsh and constant threats. If the pronghorn had not survived, the Great Plains today would be without a plains-adapted big-game animal. &break;&break;Geist's extensive biological and archaeological knowledge offers a unique, awe-inspiring look at the magnificent animal. Geist's story-telling ability captures all the science, history and beauty the pronghorn has to offer. &break;&break;More than 100 of Francis' colorful images captures the allure of the prairie and the heart of pronghorn country. Travel west with Geist and Francis. You'll soon understand why so many volunteers worked so hard to keep the prairies a place where the pronghorn can thrive and enthrall.
Author | : G. Earl Chace |
Publisher | : Dodd Mead |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780396074809 |
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Describes the physical characteristics and habits of the North American pronghorn antelope and discusses its adaptation to a prairie environment and the effects of civilization on its well-being.
Author | : Scott Carrier |
Publisher | : Catapult |
Total Pages | : 141 |
Release | : 2002-02-28 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1582431795 |
Download Running After Antelope Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The wildly various stories in Running After Antelope are connected and illuminated by a singular passion: the author's attempt to run down a pronghorn antelope. His pursuit–odd, funny, and inspired–is juxtaposed with stories about sibling rivalry, falling in love, and working as a journalist in war–torn countries. Scott Carrier provides a most unique record of a most unique life.
Author | : Dan Flores |
Publisher | : University Press of Kansas |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2017-01-16 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 070062466X |
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America's Great Plains once possessed one of the grandest wildlife spectacles of the world, equaled only by such places as the Serengeti, the Masai Mara, or the veld of South Africa. Pronghorn antelope, gray wolves, bison, coyotes, wild horses, and grizzly bears: less than two hundred years ago these creatures existed in such abundance that John James Audubon was moved to write, "it is impossible to describe or even conceive the vast multitudes of these animals." In a work that is at once a lyrical evocation of that lost splendor and a detailed natural history of these charismatic species of the historic Great Plains, veteran naturalist and outdoorsman Dan Flores draws a vivid portrait of each of these animals in their glory—and tells the harrowing story of what happened to them at the hands of market hunters and ranchers and ultimately a federal killing program in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Great Plains with its wildlife intact dazzled Americans and Europeans alike, prompting numerous literary tributes. American Serengeti takes its place alongside these celebratory works, showing us the grazers and predators of the plains against the vast opalescent distances, the blue mountains shimmering on the horizon, the great rippling tracts of yellowed grasslands. Far from the empty "flyover country" of recent times, this landscape is alive with a complex ecology at least 20,000 years old—a continental patrimony whose wonders may not be entirely lost, as recent efforts hold out hope of partial restoration of these historic species. Written by an author who has done breakthrough work on the histories of several of these animals—including bison, wild horses, and coyotes—American Serengeti is as rigorous in its research as it is intimate in its sense of wonder—the most deeply informed, closely observed view we have of the Great Plains' wild heritage.