The vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) or vicugna is one of 2 wild South American camelids which reside in the high towering areas of the Andes, the various other being the guanaco. It is a loved one of the llama, and also is currently believed to be the wild forefather of domesticated alpacas, which are raised for their coats.
Vicuñas generate small amounts of incredibly great wool, which is very pricey because the animal can just be shorn every three years, as well as needs to be captured from the wild. When knitted with each other, the item of the vicuña’s woollen is extremely soft and cozy.
The vicuña is considered even more delicate and also graceful than the guanaco, and also smaller. An essential distinct aspect of morphology is the better-developed incisor favor the guanaco.
The vicuña’s long, woolly layer is tawny brown on the back, whereas the hair on the throat and upper body is white as well as rather lengthy. The head is somewhat much shorter than the guanaco’s and the ears are a little longer.
The size of head as well as body arrays from 1.45 to 1.60 m (about 5 ft); shoulder elevation is from 75 to 85 cm (around 3 feet); its weight is from 35 to 65 kg (under 150 pound). To avoid poaching, a round-up is held yearly, as well as all vicuñas with hair longer than 2.5 cm are shorn.