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Vicuna Caravan..
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Copyright: Bala Nallama (bnallama) (5)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2003-08
Camera: Nikon F-601
Photo Version: Final Version, Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-06-10 11:35
Viewed: 393
Points: 3
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Initially posted in TE... I thought could be my first photo to TE.

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What animal has the finest wool on all the earth?

If you guessed the Llama, then think again. The alpaca? No, there is an animal with finer wool still. It is the vicuna. Never heard of it? You’re not alone. The vicuna is a rare wild animal which sports hair less than half the diameter of the finest sheep’s wool. It’s wool is not just for show, however. Because it lives at an elevation of between 12,000 and 18,000 feet on the slopes of the Andes Mountains it needs that insulating coat. Up there, near the snow line the days are beautifully sunny but at night the temperatures plummet to many degrees below zero. Other areas of the Andes – especially on the western side – are dry deserts. With such inhospitable conditions it is a wonder that the vicuna survives at all.

The vicuna, however, is wonderfully designed for its habitat. The animal has blood that is so loaded with red cells that even at the high altitudes where it lives, the vicuna can run at thirty miles per hour (50 kilometers per hour)(I wished I could!!). The vicuna also has an uncanny ability to survive without water. It has even been referred to as a cameloid because of it’s likeness to a camel in it’s ability to survive in arid conditions.
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Alongside Guanaco, Vicuna is the only non domesticated south american 'camels'. Eventhough efforts have been made to do so.

So what did we humans do? We started killing them for their wool, making then an endangered specis..

Photo taken at Vicuna National Park.

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Negative scan, crop and overcast filter applied. Taken through car window.
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  • IdoTT Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 210 W: 19 N: 86] (482)
  • [2005-06-10 12:02]

If this picture was a little bit sharper this was an outstanding picture!
This is a good picture every thing is great but it is not very sharp!
The left vicuna is not bright enough and it is swallowed in the BG...
The picture is good because of the colors and the outstanding BG!

WellDone!

Good solid shot, really enjoyed your write up.

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