vicuña it is a relative of the llama if you want more info go to wikipedia the wool is very expensive because they have little wool which is fine and can be shorn every three years the Inca valued them for their wool royalty used to be the only ones allowed to wear the fur it is very soft when sewn together
they were protected by the law they were declared endangered in 1974 and only 6,000 were left today their are about 350,000 it is the national animal of Peru
if you want more info go to wikipedia
The alpaca,in the Andes, is the animal raised for its fine wool .
It is the Llama from South America, that is kept for wool and meat.
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"Vicuna" refers to a large South American animal, a camelid, understood to be related to the llama and perhaps also the alpaca. Its natural habitat is the alpine regions of the Andes mountains. "Vicuna" may also refer to the very fine (and valuable) wool which comes from the animal of the same name.
Vicuna is a small llamalike animal having fine wool , found in the Andes Moutains.
They can be found in a number of different South American countries, like Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Chile, mainly in the Andes Mountains.Alpacas live in Bolivia and Peru. But mostly in the mountains or raised areas.High in the mountains (12,000-16,000 feet about sea level). There is very little vegetation, thin air, and extreme temperatures (hot and cold)Alpacas and llamas are well-adapted to living high in the Andes mountains in South America. They live in the temperate forests up to the scoured rock passages towards the top of the mountain. Because of this, alpacas and llamas are very sensitive to heat and do not thrive during times of heat and humidity.The camelid family of animals, which includes alpacas, originated in North America in the Eocene epoch, about 45 million years ago. They migrated north and west across the Bering straight into Asia and south into South America. They became extinct in North America about the time man came around. Only in South America did the camelids develop into alpacas, guanacos, llamas and vicunas. In the 1980's, alpacas began being imported again to North America for their fine fiber and are now a farm animal raised in many places in the world, but especially the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia. They still run wild in South America, primarily Peru, Bolivia and Chile, in the Andes mountains. They can no longer be imported from South America into the United States.Peru
Andesite is the volcanic rock named after the Andes mountain range. It is a type of fine-grained extrusive igneous rock that is commonly found in the Andes region due to the volcanic activity in the area.
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A fiber animal that is raised for sweater bloodlines should have a long staple length. They should also have a medium to high crimp. They could be a fine to medium micron count.
Both the llama and alpaca are used. These are both members of the camelid family with long necks and padded feet. The smaller of the two, the alpaca, is the more friendly. They produce a wool that is made into clothes and felted into hats. The third member of this family in South America, is the Vicuna, a smaller animal which produces exceptionally fine wool, but only in small quantities.
The Andes mountain range is named for a prominent volcanic mountain range in South America. It is one of the longest continental mountain ranges in the world, stretching over 7,000 kilometers along the western coast of South America.
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