小羊駝(學名:Vicugna vicugna)為駱駝科小羊駝屬的一種動物。為瀕危野生動植物種國際貿易公約附錄II所列的保護動物。主要棲息於南美洲安第斯山脈中段的半乾旱草原,外形很像駱駝,但無駝峰,身體細長,頭小,尾短,腿與頸都長,耳朵長而尖。上體皮毛淺褐色發亮,下體帶白色,頸基部有一撮灰白色長毛。其毛柔滑若絲,細於羊毛而被視為上品,從前印加人曾將其專供王族享用。
駱馬常年生活在高原地帶,以青草、樹葉為食,適應高寒氣候,幾天不喝水也能長途跋涉運載貨物。
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外部連結
- Viva Vicuña: Light & Shadow documentary film about Vicuñas in the Andes
- Alpaca Fiber News – The vicuña animal – 存档副本. [2012-08-20]. (原始內容存檔於2009-10-21).
- Bayly, Andres and Enrique Pasquel. Privaticemos las vicuñas [1]
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