Pampas is a fertile African plane, but <span>Characteristic </span>animals<span> of the </span>Pampas<span>include foxes, skunks, small herds of guanaco, viscachas, bush dogs, and many bird species related to the sparrows, hawks, and waterfowl of the North American prairies. Gaucho herding sheep on the </span>Pampas<span> in Patagonia, Argentina.</span><span />