Altiplano, Chile. Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) bachelor herd crossing a salt lake.

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Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna), Altiplano, Chile. Bachelor herd is crossing the salt lake salar de surire. Vicuna are living in the cold Altiplano of the Andes Mountains. Their wool is one of the finest and most expensive natural fibers world wide.

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Size: 5434px × 3543px
Location: South America, Chile
Photo credit: © Martin Zwick / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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