The Newest, Cutest Baby Animals from the World's Zoos & Aquariums

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Relatives of llamas and alpacas, the vicuña is the national animal of its native Peru. Vicuña fur is extremely soft and warm and in ancient Incan culture only royalty were allowed to wear it. 

Flickr photographer George Griffiths captured these beautiful shots of a proud mother Vicuña inspecting her new fawn at the UK's Chester Zoo on Feb. 25th. 

Vicuna mum and newborn baby rs

Vicuna mum and newborn baby 2 rs 
 

4 responses to “Vicuña Fawn Tolerates Mom”

  1. Adrienne Avatar
    Adrienne

    Should the baby be called a “fawn”? Baby llamas and alpacas are called “crias”.

  2. Mo Ky Fellow Avatar
    Mo Ky Fellow

    Wikipedia says they are Fawns.
    …..and so it goes~~

  3. Catie Avatar

    Wikipedia needs an update! All camelid babies are crias!

  4. Beatriz Avatar
    Beatriz

    All animal babies are crias in spanish (even the human’s ones).

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