Pronghorned antelope

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Antilocapra americana 
Endangered 

     Once roaming the prairie in numbers rivaling the bison, the pronghorn antelope is now restricted, in Canada, to the adjacent southern corners of Alberta and Saskatchewan. A small, trim animal, standing about 90 cm high at the shoulder, the pronghorn is the fastest North American mammal. It is capable of speeds estimated at 80-95 km/h in short bursts. 
     Pronghorns travel in small herds, and signal each other by raising the white hair on their rumps which flashes in the sunlight for long distances on the prairie. 
     Their chief predator is the coyote, but the newborn kids sometimes fall victim to the golden eagle.