AnimalPlants+Pampas

Animals of The Pampas   Here in the Pampas we have a vast aray of wildlife. We have many kinds and animals. media type="youtube" key="IOHm9bXvzBE?fs=1" height="268" width="336"Capybara in its natural habitat. Looking rather like a cross between a Guinea-pig and a Hippopotamus, the Capybara is the largest of all the I,729 species of living rodents. Extinct forms of this animal were even bigger, but the pig-sized, surviving specimens can reach an adult weight of more than IOO lb., an overall length of 4 feet and a shoulder height of 21 inches. media type="youtube" key="U2cCV1AP9xc?fs=1" height="306" width="383" align="center" The greater rhea is the largest of all South American birds and is related to ostriches and emus. These flightless birds use their long, powerful legs to outrun trouble. Although their large wings are useless for flight, they are used for balance and for changing direction as the bird runs. These large South American birds roam the open pampas and sparse woodlands of Argentina and Brazil. media type="youtube" key="NhvIgMelAFw?fs=1" height="307" width="384" align="center" The pampas cat has a broad face and distinctly pointed ears. A robust animal it has long fur which may even form a mane on its back up to 7 cm long. They look like large, stocky domestic cats. Coloration is variable from yellowish white to greyish brown. Bands of yellow or brown run obliquely from the back to the flanks and there is a brown band running around the upper part of the forelegs. Pampas cats have pink noses. HOME 