RUMINANTIA. jgj 



it has been used for cashmeres and merinoes. English capitalists 

 have introduced the animal into the colony at the Cape of Good 

 Hope, where it has succeeded well, the shearing yielding eight and 

 a half pounds a sheep. Alpaca goods are, to some extent, man- 

 ufactured, and largely imported, and used in the United States. 



Alpaca Vicugna, or Auchenia Vicuna. THE VICUNA. 



This is a much hardier animal than the Guanaco. It inhabits 

 ranges nearer the line of perpetual snow, where the cold is in- 

 tense, and is rather pleased than annoyed by snow or frost. In 

 size, it is less than the Guanaco. The wool is of a pale yellow- 

 ish fawn color, and exquisitely fine, having a texture which may 

 be termed silken. It is used for manufacturing expensive shawls 

 and other articles of dress. For the sake of it, eighty thousand 

 of these animals, it is said, are killed every year. They are 

 not unlike goats, except that they are larger, and have more 

 horns. The Vicunas are found in flocks, appear timid, and flee 

 at the sight of men and of wild beasts. 



What is the habitat of the Llama ? Where was it first noticed ? To 

 what does the name Auchenia refer? In what particulars do they resem- 

 ble the Camels proper? What deviation is there in the structure of the 

 foot? (PL VI, fig. 3.) Has it the humps of the Camel? How many 

 species are included in the genus Auchenia? What are their respective 

 uses? How did Cuvier regard the Alpaca and Vicugna? How do the 

 Peruvians use the term Llama? Describe the wild Llama? What is 

 the size ? What is said of the reclaimed Guanaco as compared with 

 the wild Llama? What of its uses as a beast of burden? What of the 

 White Llama? How do these animals rank in intelligence? What is 

 the. size of the Guanaco? Upon what does it feed? What proof of 

 divine providence is referred to? What is the great peculiarity of the 

 Alpaca Llama? What is said of its wool? How early were attempts 

 made to introduce it into Spain ? When were they taken to France ? In what 

 other countries have they been bred ? What is said of the cleanliness of the 

 Alpaca? When and where was the first marketable fabric made from the 

 Alpr,,^ wool? Where is most of the spinning and weaving of this wool now 

 perfon/ed? What is further said of its manufacture? How does the 

 Vicugna compare with the Guanaco in hardiness and size ? What is said 

 of its wool ? What animal does it resemble ? 



What Llamas are named upon the chart? What is said of them? 

 Trace them ? 



