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A Snack Break. A pronghorn herd peruses a field in the Bellevue Triangle on Friday, Sept. 19. Pronghorn are commonly found chowing down on their favorite food, sagebrush, in grasslands and areas with many shrubs, according to Idaho Fish and Game. They are the fastest animals in North America, capable of running at a speed of up to 45 miles per hour over long distances. Idaho Fish and Game Regional Communications Manager Kenzie Baratti and Senior Wildlife Technician Leon Burman told the Express that the GPS collar on the pronghorn in the center of the image records location coordinates at set intervals every day over the course of two to three years. Biologists use data from GPS collars, which the agency also commonly puts on elk and deer, to track survival rates, understand where the animals roam throughout the year and identify what obstacles, including human infrastructure, they face along their migration. The data assists Fish and Game and many local, state and federal organizations with land use planning, Baratti and Burman said.