Vikunjas - Mother and Child, Peru - a photo on Flickriver

            Along with the alpaca, the vicuna is one of the two species of the genus Vicugna and belongs to the camel family. It is similar to the guanaco, but is smaller and slimmer. 
Its head body length is 150 centimeters, the shoulder height 100 centimeters, the weight 50 kilograms. An anatomical peculiarity compared to other New World camels are the lower incisors, which, like in rodents, constantly grow back - there is nothing comparable among other artifacts.
   The fur is much finer than that of related species and so dense that it acts as an insulating layer against the cold. It is light brown on the back and whitish on the underside.
   Like the guanaco, the vicuna lives in territorial family groups.
 
I photographed these two pretty ones in the Peruvian Andes at an altitude of almost 5000 meters ... 

Das Vikunja ist neben dem Alpaka eine der beiden Arten der Gattung Vicugna und gehört zur Familie der Kamele. Es ähnelt dem Guanako, ist aber kleiner und schlanker.
Seine Kopfrumpflänge beträgt 150 Zentimeter, die Schulterhöhe 100 Zentimeter, das Gewicht 50 Kilogramm. Eine anatomische Besonderheit im Vergleich zu anderen Neuweltkamelen sind die unteren Schneidezähne, die wie bei Nagetieren ständig nachwachsen – etwas Vergleichbares gibt es unter anderen Paarhufern nicht.
    Das Fell ist wesentlich feiner als das verwandter Arten und so dicht, dass es wie eine Isolierschicht gegen die Kälte wirkt. Es ist am Rücken hellbraun und unterseits weißlich.
    Wie das Guanako lebt das Vikunja in territorialen Familienverbänden.      

Ich habe diese beiden Hübschen in den peruanischen Anden auf fast 5000 Meter Höhe fotografiert...                     
   

Taken in: Peru / Arequipa / Lluta / Collpa (show map)

Taken on: April 16, 2019

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7RM2, f/13.0, 1/640 sec, 396mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7RM2
Lens:	Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS (SEL70200GM) + 2X Teleconverter
Aperture:	f/13.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	396mm
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	-1.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	PaintShop Pro 22,00
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