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Cross-border studies reveal secrets of pronghorn antelope migration

Pronghorn antelope can run as fast as 60 mph for short distances.

But it’s the great distances they travel — not their remarkable sprints — that might prove to be more insightful in the long run.

Using collars that communicate with space satellites, private and government researchers in Montana and Canada are tracking the pronghorns’ journeys between the United States, Alberta and Saskatchewan.

They’ve been stunned by round-trip migrations of more than 500 miles.

By KARL PUCKETT
Tribune Staff Writer

Full Story: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080217/NEWS01/802170302/1002/NEWS17

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