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Lama glama guanicoe
Spotted this mother guanaco and her chulengo (young guanaco) along the main park road in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. The larger group of guanacos in the photos may be a bachelor herd. The guanaco numbers were very large in the park and spotting them was a daily event.
Torres del Paine National Park, Chile open land with grass/shrubs along main park road Y-150.
The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America that stands between 1 and 1.2 metres (3 ft 3 in and 3 ft 11 in) at the shoulder and weighs about 90 kg (200 lb). The colour varies very little (unlike the domestic llama), ranging from a light brown to dark cinnamon and shading to white underneath. Guanacos have grey faces and small straight ears. The name guanaco comes from the South American language Quechua word wanaku (old spelling, huanaco). Young guanacos are called chulengo(s). Wikipedia
Spotted on Jan 8, 2015
Submitted on Feb 2, 2015
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