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What climate do alpacas live in?

lammas are located in northern south America


Mt range that is home to llamas vicunas and alpacas?

The Andes Mountains.


What animals are in the Andes mountains?

mammals such as alpacas and weird isects and stuff there are llamas, alpacas, chinchillas, vicunas, andean condor, and the Cougar.


What continent do alpacas live on?

Alpacas come from the Altiplano region of the Andes Mountain in South America.


How have humans adapted to living in the Andes mountains?

they lick trees


What animal lives in the Andes?

there are lamas small cat s that has a long tail and a noblella pygmaea which is a small frog


What are the adaptations of an alpacas blood pressure?

Alpacas have adapted to high altitude in several ways. One special way is that alpaca do not suffer from hypertension as humans and cattle when left at high altitude for long periods of time.


Why can alpacas live in such high altitudes?

Alpacas are well-adapted to high altitudes due to their unique physiological traits, such as larger lungs and a higher concentration of red blood cells, which enhance oxygen absorption in thin air. Their thick, insulating fleece protects them from cold temperatures, while their specialized metabolism allows them to efficiently utilize the limited food resources available in mountainous regions. Additionally, their natural habitat in the Andes has conditioned them to thrive in these challenging environments.


What animal is native to the Andes Mountains?

The Andes Mountains Wild LifeThere is a lot of wild life in the Andes like: Alpacas, Llamas, chinchilla, vicuña, and relatives of the camel, thrive [grow very well] above 4,000 meters. Pumas and condors are found throughout the range of the Andes . The most important domestic animal of the same family as the llama is the camel. The llama, found in predominantly in Peru and Bolivia , can live at high altitudes. It is used as a beast of burden and yields wool, milk and meat.The alpaca, an animal related to the llama, is raised for its wool. Wild animals include the vicuña, which is another member of the camel, and the chinchilla, which is a member of the rodent family; it is prized for their pelts. The birds of the Andes include the condor [the largest of all birds of prey].


What kind of animals are in the Andes?

The animals that live in the Andes include: the Alpacas, the Andean condors, the spectacled bear and the opossum. Other interesting animals found in the Andes are the cougar, the llama, the guanaco, the vicuna and the coatimundi. Most of these animals live in the altiplano but the cougar, the opossum and coatimundi live in low intermediate elevations. United Nations Farms


How do people who live in the Andes transport food and goods from place to place?

== == The major cities in the Andes have a road network connecting them, so they use cars. Other places are connected via dirt roads, necessitating the use of 4 by 4 vehicles. The Andes' inhabitants still use Llamas and Alpacas as pack animals, but their use is diminishing.


If the Andes is inhabited how do people earn a living?

They are inhabited. Many people farm. They grow potatoes and maize and vegetables. The herd alpacas and llamas. And some people work in offices, run guesthouses, or drive buses and trucks. The Andes are a bit like the Rocky Mountains in the US.