Their story, personality and the details worth observing in person.
Meet Andina
Andina is an invented editorial name for this provisional profile. In the sample story, the animal curiously explores keeper-provided enrichment and often chooses the same quiet spot to rest. This individual profile does not describe a real specimen and will be replaced by Bioparco.
An individual, not just a species
The identity card of Andina
- Sex
- non specificato
- Origin
- The individual name, sex and story are invented provisional editorial content; scientific information refers to the species.
Verifiable facts and scientific language
Species profile
Vicuña
Vicugna vicugna
The vicuña is a small wild camelid with extremely fine wool.
- Class
- Mammalia
- Diet
- Herbivore
- IUCN status
- LC Least Concern Least Concern (LC) It is widespread or abundant and currently faces a low risk. IUCN Red List classification
- Natural habitat
- High-altitude grasslands and arid plateaus.
- Distribution
- The central Andes.
- Feeding
- Short grasses and other highland vegetation.
- Characteristics
- A small wild camelid with extremely fine wool.
One fact to take home
Observe, connect, remember
It is adapted to thin Andean air through blood and circulatory traits.