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Baby Vicuña - Vicugna vicugna Baby Vicu&ntilde;a - Vicugna vicugna, kept by Farmers, they have super fine furs.<br /> They produce very small amount of fine wool that can be harvested once every 3 years, making materials made from their wool very expensive. Fall,Geotagged,Peru,Puno,Vicugna vicugna,Vicuña Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Baby Vicuña - Vicugna vicugna

Baby Vicuña - Vicugna vicugna, kept by Farmers, they have super fine furs.
They produce very small amount of fine wool that can be harvested once every 3 years, making materials made from their wool very expensive.

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The Vicuña

The vicuña or vicugna is one of two wild South American camelids which live in the high alpine areas of the Andes; the other being the guanaco. It is a relative of the llama, and is now believed to be the wild ancestor of domesticated alpacas, which are raised for their coats.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Jul 26, 2017. Captured Apr 22, 2012 01:53 in El Sol 853, Puno, Peru.
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  • Canon PowerShot S95
  • f/4.5
  • 1/1002s
  • ISO125
  • 6mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.