A herd of guanacos (Lama guanicoe) in southern Patagonia, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile (© Steve Ogle/Corbis)
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- You may come upon these curious camelids while hiking high up in the Andes. But don\t get too close.""They tend to spit when feeling threatened
- Thick coats keep these fellows warm, even at altitudes as high as 13,000 feet. You\ll find this particular herd...""In a mountainous area that UNESCO has designated a World Biosphere Reserve
- To help them live in high altitudes with little oxygen, these mountain dwellers have extra red blood cells, four times that of humans.""Learn more fun facts about this wild cousin of the domesticated llama
- It\s said that when the 16th-century explorer Ferdinand Magellan came through here, the original inhabitants were so tall they reminded him of a monster from a medieval Spanish tale.""Magellan called these people \"Patagonians\" after this fictional creature, but the name the locals gave themselves means \"Fierce People\"
