It's our travel day, so I'll give you a brief overview of South American camelids in stead of pictures from the plane.

There are four camelids in South America. Merriam Webster defines camelid as any member of the family (Camelidae) of 2-toed ruminant artiodactyl mammals having a 3-chambered stomach.

So far, we have seen the llama, guanaco and vicuna.

 

Llamas are domesticated and used as beasts of burden.

 

Guanaco live in small herd with a dominant male. They may be hunted for meat.

Vicuna are very similar in appearance to guanaco though their faces are much lighter in color. They require more moisture so live where water and grass are more abundant. I'm guessing they may be hunted as well.

 

We have not yet seen alpaca. They are raised for their wool and are shorn once a year like sheep.