Although the desert bighorn sheep holds the Nevada State Animal crown upon its curved horns, there’s another great critter out here that we consider a just-as-deserving Silver State symbol: the one-and-only wild burro. Numerous locations in Nevada are home to thousands of these resilient equine who wander freely, including an entire town. The Burro plays significant role in our extensive mining history.

The pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) is a species of artiodactyl (even-toed, hoofed) mammal indigenous to interior western and central North America. Though not an antelope, it is known colloquially in North America as the American antelope, prong buck, pronghorn antelope and prairie antelope, because it closely resembles the antelopes of the Old World and fills a similar ecological niche due to parallel evolution. It is the only surviving member of the family Antilocapridae.

Feral horses live in groups called a herd, band, harem, or mob. Feral horse herds, like those of wild horses, are usually made up of small harems led by a dominant mare, containing additional mares, their foals, and immature horses of both sexes. There is usually one herd stallion, though occasionally a few less-dominant males may remain with the group.