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The Vicuna lives in South America, and is listed with a status of "least concern" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, or the IUCN Red List. The population trend is also listed with a status of "increasing". The US Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species List has the Vicuna listed with a status of "endangered". The Vicuna is a shy, delicate, graceful animal, wary of strangers, spooks easily and the young are easily disturbed. Their hearing is extremely sensitive and their wool is highly prized for it's special softness, and ability to insulate against freezing cold temperatures. In 1964 the Vicuna was posted as South America's most endangered species. There are now laws to protect them, reserves for them to graze in protected lands and annual round ups to shear their wool if it is longer then two and a half inches in length. This is to deter poachers, and help maintain the herds safety. For more details, see the sites listed below.
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Are vicuna's mammals?
Yes, vicuna are mammals.
Can you own a vicuna?
You can own a paco-vicuna, a crossbreed between an alpaca and a vicuna, but the article below explains vicuna ownership by the native peoples of Peru.
What are the vicuna's enemies?
The vicuna is a member of the camelid family. The enemies of the vicuna are people. People have been poaching them, mining in their habitat, and polluting their streams and environment.
How does the vicuna get its food?
Vicunas are considered herbivores. Specifically they are grazers, which means that they primarily eat grass. In the vicuna habitat, grass is common, so it is easy for the vicuna to get its food.
Which does not belong vicuna guanacorhea alpaca?
Guanacorrhea doesn't belong. Vicuna and alpaca are animals.
Is a vicuna a herbivore or a carnivore?
A vicuna eats grass making it a herbivore.
What is a Vicuna?
A vicuna is a South American hoofed mammal, Latin name Vicugna vicugna, closely related to the alpaca and llama.
What type of wool is produce by vicuna?
Vicuna is a small llamalike animal having fine wool , found in the Andes Moutains.
What color is vicuna?
Vicuna is technically a fiber made from the wool of an animal called the vicuna. It's natural color is a sort of goldish brown. And many garments made from vicuna are this same color. It has a texture somewhat like cashmere, but it is much more expensive. Vicuna when referenced as a color is sort of gold-brown. It's a very rich looking color. Picture a very rich man's overcoat from the 1930s.
What continent are vicuna from?
South America.
Can you unscramble these letters cauvin?
Vicuna.
Like a camel but no humps?
Vicuna
