Climate change is melting away glaciers around the world, but in the Andes Mountains, a wild relative of the llama is helping local ecosystems adapt to these changes by dropping big piles of dung.

By depositing substantial piles of dung, vicuñas are speeding up plant colonization on freshly deglaciated terrain.

Uncover the remarkable impact of vicuñas on barren landscapes in the Andes, as they facilitate the growth of plants through ...

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The mountains of Torres del Paine National Park ... wall of glass looking straight out over the fjord to the snow-capped Andes. Decor is simple but comfortable, with an overstuffed armchair ...

a relative of the llama and alpaca, roams the high-altitude plateaus of the Andes. Revered for its incredibly soft wool, Vicuñas have adapted to the harsh mountain environment with their lightweight ...

Vicuña Wool – The Golden Fleece of the Andes Hailed as the world’s finest wool, vicuña fabric comes from the rare and protected vicuña, a relative of the alpaca found in the Andes Mountains ... a wild ...

Andean condor flying over the Andes mountain range. Image by Buenaventuram via Depositphotos ... via Wikimedia Commons Guanacos are wild relatives of the domestic llama and are a common sight in the ...