Pronghorn
Animals of the Canadian Badlands
The Pronghorn is endemic to interior western and central North
America. Though not an antelope, it is often known colloquially in
North America as the Prong Buck, Pronghorn Antelope, or simply
Antelope. Pronghorns live primarily in grasslands but also in
brushland and deserts. They eat a wide variety of plant foods,
often including plants that are unpalatable or toxic to domestic
livestock (sheep and cattle) though they also compete with these
for food. It can run exceptionally fast, being built for maximum
predator evasion through running, and is generally accepted to be
the fastest land mammal in the Western Hemisphere. The top speed is
very hard to measure accurately. It is often cited as the
second-fastest land animal, second only to the cheetah.
This cache is part of the Legacy Trail produced by the Canadian
Badlands Geocaching Association for the Best of the Bad Mega
Event.
The Legacy Trail
The Legacy Trail is a collection of geocaches that circles its
way over 100 miles on country roads traversing some of the most
scenic and spectacular landscape in this part of the Canadian
Badlands. A large number of caches in a variety of types, sizes and
difficulty are placed on the Trail. Every town, village and hamlet
in the Canadian Badlands has its own cache. Some caches were named
after local historic events and people, as well as celebrities who
grew up in this area. Some caches were sponsored by geocachers who
attended the Best of the Bad Mega Event. The Legacy Trail was
produced by the Canadian Badlands Geocaching Association for the
Best of the Bad Mega Event.
The Canadian Badlands
The Canadian Badlands in Alberta are like no other place on
earth, home to the world's most extensive dinosaur bonebeds,
badlands and hoodoos, and a world-class museum that shelters a 75
million-year-old legacy. The region is rich in culturally and
historically significant sites that tell the story of the First
Nations people and early settlers, and of a complex and diverse
modern society that is still deeply rooted in the spirit of the
frontier.
