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guanaco

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Also known as Lama guanicoe

The guanaco ( ; Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the domesticated llama. Guanacos are one of two wild South American camelids; the other species is the vicuña, which lives at higher elevations.

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The guanaco, scientifically known as *Lama guanicoe*, is a species of mammal. It belongs to the parent taxon *Lama panchitoe* and is also referred to by the common name Guanako. The species was described in the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.

The IUCN Red List classifies the guanaco as Least Concern, a status assigned in 2016. The animal is not extinct. Its gestation period is 352 days, and the longest observed lifespan is 33.7 years.

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Least Concern

Guanaco

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Untuk kegunaan lain, lihat Guanaco. Guanako (Lama guanicoe) adalah binatang camelid yang merupakan binatang asli Amerika Selatan. Binatang ini memiliki tinggi sekitar 1.06 m dan berat 90 kg. Seperti llama, guanako berbulu dobel dengan rambut yang kasar dan lapisan bawah yang lembut. Guanako memiliki wol yang lembut. Warna guanako bervariasi, dari coklat muda sampai kayu manis tua. Guanako memiliki muka berwarna abu-abu dan telinga kecil. Guanako mirip dengan llama, alpaka dan vikuñas, guanako memiliki kulit yang lebih tebal di lehernya. Orang Bolivia menggunakan leher binatang ini untuk membuat sepatu. Guanako disebut chulengo di Amerika Selatan. Referensi ^ Lama guanicoe

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16 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Characteristics
  • Diet
  • Blood
  • Guanaco fiber
  • Subspecies
  • Population and distribution
  • Atacama Desert
  • Ecology
  • Mating season
  • Conservation
  • Captivity and domestication
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

The guanaco ( ; Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the domesticated llama. Guanacos are one of two wild South American camelids; the other species is the vicuña, which lives at higher elevations.

== Etymology == The guanaco gets its name from the Quechua word . Young guanacos are called chulengos or "guanaquitos".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “guanaco” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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