It’s Close Up Day! I’m trying out Tuesdays as a new day. Let me know what you think in the comments below. Southern Mountain Viscachas are found in the Andes Mountains from southern Peru and western and central Bolivia to central Chile and western Argentina. They live in colonies at altitudes as high as “4,800 m asl [above sea level]” (IUCN Red List). These areas are very rocky with thinly scattered vegetation so they are very opportunistic herbivores. The food they can find includes lichen, grass, and moss. They sleep in the rock crevices at night and come out at sunrise. During the day, they find a nice spot to sunbathe and groom each other. During sunrise and sunset, they are very active looking for food. According to the IUCN Red List, they are animals of least concern with a stable population. They are locally hunted for meat and fur but have mostly avoided the fur train due to their constant molting. References
Videos of Viscacha in Wild https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI6AyMt5IKM&feature=emb_logo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA1zBdC6mxg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5WvwTrgNaE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzp8vrrlAFc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzp8vrrlAFc Southern Mountain Viscacha Facts https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lagidium_viscacia/ https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11148/22190789 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8bljb9zFwY&feature=emb_logo http://animalia.bio/southern-viscacha Chinchillidae Family Facts https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Chinchillidae/
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Happy Tuesday Everyone!
March always reminds me that spring is on its way. As we move toward longer sunny days, I thought I would introduce my Sunbathing Southern Mountain Viscacha. I first discovered Viscachas while researching my Maned Wolf (pictures of 2020 Maned Wolf below) I knew from the moment I saw their chill sunbathing face, I needed to create a Mountain Viscacha design. This bunny looking animal is in the family Chinchillidae with its only living family member being the Chinchilla. I hope you enjoy and close up pictures and fun facts next week! |
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