Never-Ending Herd Of Thousands Of Pronghorn Take Over Snowy Road In Wyoming

There’s nothing quite like witnessing mass migration.

Nature never ceases to amaze, and when animals are on the move, it can truly be a sight to see. That’s especially true when tens, hundreds, or in this case, even thousands, are all moving together in unison. This video of a seemingly never-ending stream of pronghorns taking over a snow-covered road in Wyoming just might be one of the coolest outdoor clips you’ll ever see.

Pronghorn are often confused with and called antelope, but they’re actually a species of artiodactyl mammals that are admittedly similar to antelope, but not in the same family. They also hold the title of “fastest land mammal in North America,” reaching top speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. Pair their incredible speed with the fact that pronghorn have exceptional eyesight – allowing them to see movement from miles away – and it’s rather understandable why they give predators fits.

And when it comes to pronghorn herds, they can come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. Though typically in the hundreds, it’s not out of the norm to see a group of 1,000 or so. However, this video blows those typical numbers out of the water. This great migration included upwards of 20,000 pronghorns all running together.

This couple was driving near the Wyoming-Colorado border (apparently around New Year’s Day this past year) when it looked like a moving roadblock was forming up ahead. They slowly brought their vehicle to a stand still, not because they wanted to, but because they didn’t really have any other choice. The pronghorn herd was now in control of traffic patterns on this Wyoming highway. Fun fact: Wyoming has the largest population of pronghorn in North America, with an estimated total of around 320,000.

And this couple saw at least 20,000 of those, as they explained when they captioned the original footage:

“Driving home from Cody, Wyoming with my boyfriend, came across this great migration on New Year’s Day. The exact location is State HWY 230 south of Encampment, Wyoming near the Colorado border. At least 20,000 antelope crossing the state highway.”

It’s truly breathtaking to see this many pronghorn at once. The video shows the massive herd somewhat funneling together at a fence, then slowly but surely figuring out that they have to maneuver through it in some form or fashion in order to keep things moving. Though pronghorn are prolific jumpers, they tend to prefer to climb underneath obstacles if they can. You can see some of the animals jumping while others attempting to crawl to move past the fencing.

It ended up being the rare situation where the pronghorn collectively proved that you can go over it, through it, and under it.

While the herd figured out the fence and kept things moving across the Wyoming highway, the couple sat back and took in the beautiful, snow-covered landscape that the thousands of pronghorns were traversing across. Nature in motion can be poetry in motion, and that’s proven true in this unbelievable video out of Wyoming.

Check it out:

View this post on Instagram

The post Never-Ending Herd Of Thousands Of Pronghorn Take Over Snowy Road In Wyoming first appeared on Whiskey Riff.