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Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

One of four native Camelids in Chile, stands between 1m and 1.2m and weighs up to 90kg

Habitat:

native to the mountainous regions of South America, coast desert

Notes:

I spotted this lone Guanaco while I was hiking in Pan de Azucar national park. It was at a distance and kept a close eye on my while I approached slowly.

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Comments (8)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Great capture Dan,beautiful,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
Dan Doucette
Oh sweet, thanks Ashley and thank you Bernadette!
AshleyT
Congrats Dan, this awesome encounter has been selected as Spotting of the Day! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10156949475390603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/734904453766221825
Dan Doucette
Thanks Sukanya! Yes it is, without even knowing!

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PublishedMay 21, 2016

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