Mara
📸 Photo by Abba Argaman on Unsplash
Half-rabbit, half-deer in looks, Argentina’s Patagonian mara sprints across open scrub on long hind legs. Daylight hours find each male-female duo nibbling tough grasses, then retreating to shared warrens. Shrinking steppe and livestock pressure now nip at this endemic grazer’s future.
Technical factsheet
Type:Mammal
Habitat:Grassland
Diet:Herbivore
Continents:South America
Size:69–75 cm length
Weight:8–16 kg
Activity:Diurnal
Social behavior:Pair
Lifespan:8–12 years in the wild
Habitat: The Mara can be found in Argentina