Weight: 35 kg (77 pound) – 65 kg (143 pound)
Height: 75 cm – 85 cm
The length of head and body ranges from 1.45 to 1.60 m (about 5 ft);
shoulder height is from 75 to 85 cm (around 3 ft);
its weight is from 35 to 65 kg (under 150 lb).
It falls prey to the puma and culpeo, a South American fox.
To prevent poaching, a round-up is held every year, and all vicuñas with fur longer than 2.5 cm are shorn.
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