Built for Speed: A Year in the Life of Pronghorn

by John A. Byers

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674011422
• ISBN13: 9780674011427
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 7.0"