Pronghorn High Plains Racer

The Race is On!

     This Pronghorn TB is trying to live up to its reputation: the fastest animal in the western hemisphere and has entered the 1st Annual Battle of the Bugs. The start of this race is at: coord.info/GC5BJ5M.  This Pronghorn's goal is to win in one of the following categories before September 26, 2015.  Can you help?

These are the categories that Pronghorn High PlainsTB Racer is competing in:

• The travel bug with the Most Pictures
• The travel bug located Furthest from GZ (Loveland, Colorado) at the end of the race
• The travel bug with the Most Miles at the end of the race
• The travel bug that has been in the Most Caches (Dropping just to record miles will Not count.)
• The travel bug that has been in the Most States
• First travel bug to go Outside the Country
• The first travel bug to visit Groundspeak HQ
• The first travel bug to visit Memphis
• The first travel bug to attend a Major Sporting Event

Pictures, please!            (The race can be tracked through tb-run.com )

Common Name: Pronghorn;  Scientific Name: Antilocapra americana;  Favorite Hobby: Racing cars  

People have long remarked about the Pronghorn's great running ability.  Pioneers on horseback could not catch them and when people started driving cars, they would sometimes try to out-race one.

The most characteristic large mammal of the Great Plains is the Pronghorn. Entirely unique on this planet, the Pronghorn's scientific name, Antilocapra americana, means "American antelope goat." But the deer-like Pronghorn is neither antelope nor goat -- it is the sole surviving member of an ancient family dating back 20 million years.

The Pronghorn is the fastest animal in the western hemisphere, running in 20-foot bounds at up to 60 miles per hour leaving pursuing coyotes and bobcats in the dust. Unlike the Cheetah, speedburner of the African plains, the Pronghorn can run for hours at quite a fast pace. No other land mammal can keep up with the Pronghorn over a long distance. Pronghorns typically have twins. Even they are speedy - they can outrun a man when four days old!