Difference between revisions of "Guanaco"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(username removed) |
|||
| (3 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | [[File:guanacowp2.jpg|thumb|Guanaco | + | [[File:guanacowp2.jpg|thumb|Guanaco ''Lama guanicoe'']] |
| − | |||
| − | ''Lama guanicoe'']] | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A wild South American mammal, ''Lama guanicoe'', from the llama family. The guanaco have a long, shaggy overcoat and a soft, silky undercoat. Since these untamed animals are difficult to capture, they are most often killed for their pelts. Baby guanaco, called, guanaquito, have straight fur similar to a [ | + | A wild South American mammal, ''Lama guanicoe'', from the llama family. The guanaco have a long, shaggy overcoat and a soft, silky undercoat. Since these untamed animals are difficult to capture, they are most often killed for their pelts. Baby guanaco, called, guanaquito, have straight fur similar to a [[red fox]]. [[Llama|Llamas]] and [[Vicuña|vicuñas]] are the descendants of the wild guanaco. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| Line 10: | Line 8: | ||
''Lama guanicoe''; guanaco (Esp.); guanaco (een soort lama) (Ned); guanaquito; | ''Lama guanicoe''; guanaco (Esp.); guanaco (een soort lama) (Ned); guanaquito; | ||
| − | == | + | == Physical and Chemical Properties == |
| − | Guard hair is coarse. Fur fiber is short and fine. | + | * Guard hair is coarse. |
| + | * Fur fiber is short and fine. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
| − | * | + | * Rosalie Rosso King, ''Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation'', Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985 |
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "guanaco." | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "guanaco." Accessed 16 Dec. 2004. |
* ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976 | * ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976 | ||
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Latest revision as of 08:39, 23 August 2022
Description
A wild South American mammal, Lama guanicoe, from the llama family. The guanaco have a long, shaggy overcoat and a soft, silky undercoat. Since these untamed animals are difficult to capture, they are most often killed for their pelts. Baby guanaco, called, guanaquito, have straight fur similar to a Red fox. Llamas and vicuñas are the descendants of the wild guanaco.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Lama guanicoe; guanaco (Esp.); guanaco (een soort lama) (Ned); guanaquito;
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Guard hair is coarse.
- Fur fiber is short and fine.
Resources and Citations
- Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "guanaco." Accessed 16 Dec. 2004.
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998