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Guanaco                Welcome to Zonein's South American Animal information files.
Common name: Guanaco

Scientific name: Lama guanicoe

Location: altiplano of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile and Argentina

Size: up to 122cm

Life Span: 20 to 25 years

Current Status: not endangreed

Habitat: arid mountainous regions

Fast facts:
---fibre is particularly prized for its soft, warm feel and is found in luxury fabric
---the live at high altitudes because of the extra red blood cells in their body. (4 times higher than humans)

 

Guanaco
Photo by Mary Frances Howard, photographer Guanaco in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile