{"id":307,"date":"2018-04-28T16:17:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-28T16:17:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-02-13T04:32:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T04:32:55","slug":"camelid-fibers-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/camelid-fibers-part-two.html","title":{"rendered":"Camelid Fibers Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n<\/p>\n
\nMeet the Camelids \u2013Part two<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nIn Meet the Camelids (part one \u2013 4-15-18) I discussed the
\norigins of members of the camelid family, namely old world camelids, bactrian
\nand dromedary camels who are descended from a tribe of North American animals,
\nthe Camelini.  <\/span>These animals migrated to
\nAsia across the Bering Land Bridge and became the camels of Asia and Africa.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nToday I wish to present the second tribe of the now extinct
\nNorth American camelids, the Lamini. 
\n<\/span>This tribe was to become the South American camelids, vicuna, guanaco,
\nllama and alpacas.  <\/span>The original
\nancestor Limini gave rise to two independent and distinct populations, both
\nwild: Vicunas and Guancos.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nVicunas, the smallest of the camelids, arrived in South
\nAmerica nearly two million years ago on the altoplano of the Andes
\nmountains.  <\/span>When the European invasion
\nof South America occurred it was estimated that there was nearly 2 million
\nvicunas, however, over the ensuing years the population dwindled to nearly extinction
\ndue to hunting.  <\/span>The down of the animals
\nis amongst the most expensive in the world and was a forbidden export for
\ninternational trading.  <\/span>Now due to the
\nefforts of Peru, Argentina and Bolivia and Chile the numbers have increased to
\nthe extent that natives of the Andes are allowed to hand gather the wool and
\nexport it legally.  <\/span>There is some
\nfarming of the animals taking place in Argentina, while other countries depend
\nupon gathering the wool from flocks in the wild.  <\/span>It is possible for vicunas to breed with South American alpacas
\nproducing Paco-Vicuna.  <\/span>This is rare and
\nis not permitted to happen (if it can be avoided) by those wishing to keep the
\nvicuna breed pure and from further extinction. 
\n<\/span>Since it is thought alpacas are descended from vicunas there has been
\nDNA research to find animals that are alpacas but with vicuna traits.  <\/span>Since vicunas cannot be exported these
\nanimals are being bred instead in North America..  <\/span>These are also called Paco-Vicunas but are , in reality specially
\nbred alpacas.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/a><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nVicunas are the smallest of the camelids with brown body and white bib and underbelly<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nGuanacos live in the high plains of Chile and Argentina and
\nto a lesser degree in the mountain regions of Equador, Bolivia and Peru.  <\/span>As with the vicunas they suffered from the
\nSpanish emigration, now numbering around 400,000-600,000.  <\/span>Although they are considered wild, they are
\neasily tamed and can be found in US zoos and private farms.  <\/span>They are double-coated, like llamas with
\nsoft downy undercoats.  <\/span>Their fiber,
\nwhile sparse, is secondary in fineness to vicuna.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/a><\/div>\n
\nGuanacos are the size of a medium llama with brown coats and white underbellies and gray faces.<\/div>\n

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