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Ungulates (pronounced /ËÊÅÉ¡jÊleÉªts/) are any members of a diverse clade of primarily large mammals that includes odd-toed ungulates such as horses and rhinoceroses, and even-toed ungulates such as cattle, pigs, giraffes, camels, deer, and hippopotami.ngulates (pronounced /ËÊÅÉ¡jÊleÉªts/) are any members of a diverse clade of primarily large mammals that includes odd-toed ungulates such as horses and rhinoceroses, and even-toed ungulates such as cattle, pigs, giraffes, camels, deer, and hippopotami.
No agriculture is practiced in the area today, and grazing ungulates represent the most reliable food resource. This is due to their mobility during periods of drought and their ability to convert the dry ligneous puna grasses into a source of stored protein that can be utilized for human consumption.