MELISSA FARLOW_04526_1187564.jpg
Vicunas live near the arid Atacama Desert in Reserva Nacional Salinas y Aguada Blanca. They survive eating nutrient-poor, tough, bunch grasses. Highly valued for their wool, vicunas are protected by law. The vicuna is the national animal of Peru and appears on the Peruvian coat of arms.
- Copyright
- MELISSA FARLOW
- Image Size
- 5019x3600 / 5.3MB
- Keywords
-
animal theme, animals, atacama desert, blue, chile, color image, colors, day, focus on foreground, full frame, full length, geography, grasses, landscapes, llamas, mammals, mountains, no people, outdoors, photography, plants, ridges, side view, sky, south america, three animals, vicugna vicugna, vicunas
- Contained in galleries
- Long Road South BOOK_National Geographic 1/1999
