🐦 Ostrich vs Pronghorn 🦌
The ostrich is about twice as tall as the pronghorn. The pronghorn is a bit faster than the ostrich. The ostrich weighs about twice as much as the pronghorn.
| Row | 🐦 Ostrich | 🦌 Pronghorn |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed The pronghorn is a bit faster than the ostrich. | 43 mph69 km/h1 | 55 mph89 km/h2 |
| Weight The ostrich weighs about twice as much as the pronghorn. | 198 to 300 lb90 to 136 kg1 | 90 to 125 lb41 to 57 kg3 |
| Lives The ostrich usually lives about 4 times as long as the pronghorn. | 30 to 40 years30 to 40 years1 | 7 to 10 years7 to 10 years3 |
| Eats The ostrich eats plants and animals; the pronghorn eats plants. | seeds, grass, leaves, flowers and insects | sagebrush, grasses and wildflowers |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | the savannas and dry plains of Africa | the grasslands and sagebrush deserts of western North America |
Which one? Ostrich or pronghorn
🏁 Who would win the race?
The pronghorn gets to the tree first. Over a short dash it is a bit faster than the ostrich. But a pronghorn can keep up a fast run for much longer than a cheetah.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed.
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Where these numbers come from
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Ostrich, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Badlands, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Yellowstone, checked 30 October 2026.