Episode 309: Llama , Nah, It's a Guanaco

All Creatures Podcast

Natural Sciences, Nature, Science

4.7 • 563 Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2022

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Native to South America, the Guanaco is a close relative to the domestic Llama. One of the questions we answer this week is, are Llamas just domesticated Guanacos? Tune in to fine out. These wild camelids live at the extremes in some of the most remote regions of our planet. They can be found high in the Andes Mountains of Chile and Argentina, and all the way down to the subtropical forests of Peru. These hardy mammals are one of the most unique herbivores on Earth. They are such a fun species to learn more about. Thankfully, they are classified as Least Concern, but their populations are down to about 10% of their known historical highs. They are inching towards endangered status and need our help and understanding. Another thank you to all our Patreon supporters. We now are hosting monthly Zoom meetings with them, answering questions and getting ideas on which species they want covered. You too can join for one cup of "good" coffee a month. With your pledge you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With the funds we receive each month, we are have been sending money to conservation organizations monthly. We now send a check to every organization we cover, as we feel they all are deserving of our support. Thank you so much for your support and for supporting animal conservation. Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. We also want to thank you to all our listeners. We are giving back to every conservation organization we cover and you make that possible. We are committed to donating large portions of our revenue (at minimum 25%) to every organization we cover each week. Thank you for helping us to grow, and for helping to conserve our wildlife. Please contact us at allcreaturespod@gmail.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast You can also visit our website HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.3	Over 7 million different animals inhabit our planet.
0:57.0	So the Guanaco has all the bells and whistles and basically it does look a lot like a llama
1:04.0	or an alpaca.
1:06.0	What can they teach us?
1:09.0	And being that they are found at much, much higher,
1:12.1	you know, I'm talking 10, 15,000 feet up or 4,000 meters,
1:16.1	is like thick blood, like a lot thicker blood than us.
1:19.9	Many species are in crisis and need your help.
1:24.1	Join the movement at all creaturespod.com.
1:34.5	Welcome to All Creatures Podcast. This is Chris.
1:35.1	And I'm Angie.
1:41.3	There's going to be a lot of surprises in this podcast today. I did some deep dives.
1:46.0	I've always wanted to know about llamas, but going to the wild counterpart, the Guanaco, wow, some really cool fun stuff in here today. Some llama drama,
1:52.9	if you know what I mean. There you go. Absolutely. We were just watching that video that you sent me,
1:58.4	and I can't wait until we get to that part. Yes, it's going to be a fun podcast.
2:02.9	Kunakos are so cool, very, very unique species of South American camellids. In my past life as a zookeeper,
2:11.4	I was able to work with camels, bacterian camels, which are humongous, and also alpaca.
2:19.1	So today we'll talk all about guanacos, but we'll bring up how alpacas and llamas,
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