«The ancient genetic data show that only the late arrival in Patagonia of a population of guanacos from the north saved the species, all other populations became extinct,» says lead author Dr Jessica Metcalf, from the University of Colorado Boulder. (sciencedaily.com)
It is a land of odd creatures: giant anteaters, tapirs, maned wolves, the llama - like guanaco, flightless rheas as tall as I am, and as many as 10 species of armadillo. (newscientist.com)
The town supports this transient economy with museums, hotels, arts and crafts shops, a little nightlife and restaurants which serve everything from local cuisine to the weirdly alien — beaver, a type of llama called guanaco, and krill — the microscopic shellfish that is whale chow. (fieryfoodscentral.com)