Antelope Country


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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.




The Pronghorn Antelope, and Its Management (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from The Pronghorn Antelope, and Its Management Where rolls the oregon. Since the first west ward surge of heavy tides of human migrations on the North American Continent, these words have stamped themselves indelibly in the memories of many. They imply vastness and far-reaching isolation. Traditionally, the word, Ore gon connotes a frontier. Today much of central and south eastern Oregon is as primitive as when the first vagaeros drifted up from the California ranges. An era of land settle ment began in Oregon in 1840 and extended to 1880, fol lowed by expansion from the nuclear areas first occupied. During this era of exploitation, the wildlife resources of the state were depleted and several forms are now gone, perhaps never to return. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.













Built for Speed


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A field biologist draws an intimate portrait of the pronghorn antelope, the most charismatic resident of the American Great Plains. 25 halftones.







Our Public Lands


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Wonders of the Pronghorn


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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.




American Pronghorn


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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.