32 VERTEBRATES: MAMMALS. 



Africa, where there are many kinds, and where herds 

 of ten thousand or more are sometimes seen together. 

 Their horns are round, variously wrinkled and curved, 

 and black. Antelopes vary in size from those as small 

 as a deer to those as large as a horse. The large kinds 

 belong to Africa. 



The Pronghorn Antelope, of the Rocky Mountains, 

 is larger than a sheep, with much longer neck and legs. 

 Its hair is coarse and thick. It gets its name from the 



Fig. 62. Pronghorn Antelope. 



prong, or branch, on each horn. This animal is found 

 at times in large numbers, herds of a thousand and 

 more having often been seen. 



The Mountain Goat, of the Rocky Mountains, is an 

 antelope, and not a true goat, as one would suppose 

 from its name. It is entirely white, except its horns 

 and hoofs, which are black. Its fleece is long and very 

 fine, being equal in quality to that of the celebrated 



