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The Vicuna (Lama-vicugna), sometimes called the Vi- 

 cuna Sheep, is another representative of the Camel fam- 

 ily found in South America, principally in the southern 

 portion. The Vicuna is a light fawn color with a white 

 belly, and has a short tufted fawn colored tail. The wool 

 is long and thick, with longer hairs projecting through it 

 at intervals, and is well adapted for the manufacture of 

 woolen cloth; the skins of the Vicuna being soft and 

 light would be used for sleigh robes to a greater extent 

 than they are if they were less expensive. 



When the Vicuna stands with its two and a half foot 

 neck extended it measures about six feet from the head 

 to the ground. It is generally hunted by horsemen with 

 bolos. 



The Guanaco (Llama-huanacus), the most valuable ani- 

 mal of the Lama genus, is as stupid as it is interesting. 

 It is so incapable of defending itself that the natives of 

 Terra del Fuego, slaughter Guanacos for food by sur- 

 rounding groups of them and simply clubbing them to 

 death. In size it is between the Llama and Vicuna, 

 standing about four feet at the shoulders. The thick, 

 woolly hair is a pale reddish brown or fawn color, but 

 there are naked patches of skin on the legs. 



The Guanaco is a quaint animal, and probably really 

 belongs in the same species as the Vicuna. It has a pe- 

 culiar cry, between the belling of a deer and the neigh- 

 ing of a horse. It is very abundant on the Patagonian 

 plains, where its two principal enemies are the Patagon- 

 ian Indians and the Puma, as it is the principal food of 

 both. The skin is also of great value to the Patagonians, 

 as their long robes are made from it. In commerce it is 

 chiefly used for sleigh robes, but in this day of artistic 

 improvement there is no telling under what name or in 

 what guise it will appear next. 



