Uruguay Lilizwe elincinci elimi emazantsi ezwekazi lase Mzantsi Melika, inezilwanyana ezahlukileyo ezahluka-hlukeneyo kunye neentyatyambo, yenziwe zezinye izilwanyana zendalo ezifumanekayo kwaye zihlala kulo mmandla kwamanye amazwe anje ngeArgentina okanye iBrazil. Ezinye zezilwanyana zasendle iUruguay enazo iigarigator, oku kufunyanwa ngokubanzi kwimimandla eshushu yelizwe, njengakumasebe aseArtigas okanye eRivera, ngokunjalo Uruguay Ine-rheas, iihagu zasendle, ii-capinchos, kunye nezilwanyana ezahluka-hlukeneyo zezilwanyana kunye neentaka ezidla inyama.
Enye yezilwanyana zaseUruguay kwaye kwizihlandlo ezininzi kuthathelwe ingqalelo njengesoyikiso ngakumbi kushishino lwasendle, yingulube yasendle, kwezinye iimeko esi silwanyana sasendle esikhuselweyo kuba ngaxa lithile kwimbali yeentyatyambo nezilwanyana zaseUruguay zazithathwa ngokuba semngciphekweni wokuphela, enye yeentlobo zezilwanyana neentaka ezinazo Uruguay Ngaba i-ñandu olu hlobo lunqabileyo sisihlobo senciniba yase-Afrika kunye ne-emu ehlala e-Australia, ngamanye amaxesha iyintaka enkulu kuba isisilwanyana esine-oviparous esibeka amaqanda, sasithathwa njengesinambuzane, kuba siyitshabalalisile izityalo ngokutya ukutya okuziinkozo kwaye zibangele umonakalo omkhulu kwiindawo ezinengca.
Enye yezinto ezikhethekileyo i-ñandú kukuba inokubekela ngaphezulu kwamaqanda angama-40 kwaye yindoda ewafukamayo ize ibe namantshontsho rhoqo ngonyaka, indlu nganye ye-ñandú okanye iperi ihlala ine-charabones ezili-15 ukuya kwezi-20 indlela abizwa ngayo kumathole amancinci erhea.
Phakathi kweentaka ezidla inyama Uruguay Inodidi olwahlukileyo olubizwa ngokuba yicarancho, yintaka edla inyama kwaye kwezinye iimeko ihlala izingela kwaye itya iimpuku ezincinci.