guanaco
Also known as Lama guanicoe
The guanaco ( ; Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the domesticated llama. Guanacos are one of two wild South American camelids; the other species is the vicuña, which lives at higher elevations.
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The guanaco is a wild camelid animal native to South America that is closely related to the domesticated llama. Guanacos are one of only two wild camelid species in South America, alongside the vicuña, which inhabits higher-elevation regions.
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Untuk kegunaan lain, lihat Guanaco. Guanako (Lama guanicoe) adalah binatang camelid yang merupakan binatang asli Amerika Selatan. Binatang ini memiliki tinggi sekitar 1.06 m dan berat 90 kg. Seperti llama, guanako berbulu dobel dengan rambut yang kasar dan lapisan bawah yang lembut. Guanako memiliki wol yang lembut. Warna guanako bervariasi, dari coklat muda sampai kayu manis tua. Guanako memiliki muka berwarna abu-abu dan telinga kecil. Guanako mirip dengan llama, alpaka dan vikuñas, guanako memiliki kulit yang lebih tebal di lehernya. Orang Bolivia menggunakan leher binatang ini untuk membuat sepatu. Guanako disebut chulengo di Amerika Selatan. Referensi ^ Lama guanicoe
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16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Characteristics
- Diet
- Blood
- Guanaco fiber
- Subspecies
- Population and distribution
- Atacama Desert
- Ecology
- Mating season
- Conservation
- Captivity and domestication
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The guanaco ( ; Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the domesticated llama. Guanacos are one of two wild South American camelids; the other species is the vicuña, which lives at higher elevations.
== Etymology == The guanaco gets its name from the Quechua word . Young guanacos are called chulengos or "guanaquitos".