Guanaco Gallery

Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) standing on steep slope, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile

The guanaco (Lama guanicoe), a camelid native to South America, stands between 1.0 and 1.2 m at the shoulder and weighs 90 to 140 kg. Its color 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 Quechua word huanaco (modern spelling: wanaku). Young guanacos are called chulengos

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Ona Indians

circa 1895: Ona Native Americans carrying bows. The Ona once occupied the interior of Tierra del Fuego, subsisted by hunting and were expert archers. Their main food was the flesh of the guanaco, a wild camel related to the llama, the skins of which they used for clothing and shelter. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

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Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) herd with the landmark Cuernos del Paine in the background , Chile

Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) herd with the landmark Cuernos del Paine in the background, Chile. Guanaco is a camelid and closely related to the domestic Lama and Alpaca. Chile

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