Vicuña

The vicuña is a wild camelid that roams the high Andes mountains in South America. Known for its incredibly fine wool, it’s a close relative of llamas and alpacas. Its wool is so prized that it was once reserved only for Inca royalty.

• Vicuñas produce wool so fine it’s shorn only once every three years.
• Their wool is knitted into soft, warm garments highly valued for centuries.
• They are considered the wild ancestors of domesticated alpacas.