
National Geographic: Spitting Mad - Wild Camel of the Andes
- Year:
- 1997
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In remote corners of South America
lives a feisty animal,
the elegant camel-like guanaco.
You've got to be taught to survive here,
especially if you're a male guanaco.
In the southern Andes Mountains,
fierce blizzards and crippling cold
threaten to freeze you to death.
This is the home of the mountain lion
known here by the Inca name, puma.
It's strong and powerful predator.
If the puma does kill you,
a long list of animals
will gladly dine on your remains
from little gray foxes
And you can't even trust your own kind.
If the cold or the cats don't kill you,
rivals for your territory will
certainly try.
But without a territory,
you can't get a female to breed.
So a male guanaco's life
is filled with conflict.
Supremacy is the objective,
physical violence the method,
females the prize.
So if you're a male guanaco,
tough isn't enough.
You also have to be spitting mad.
Born of volcanic fire,
carved by ice and wind,
the famous granite towers of Paine
are the crowning glory of the world's
longest mountain chain-the Andes.
This is Southern Chile's Torres del
Paine National Park
the ice-cap of Antarctica.
And just over the mountains
is the Pacific Ocean
a birthplace of storms.
So this land is battered by some
of the fiercest winds on earth.
To survive here,
you need to be a very special animal
one that is adaptable,
well-organized, alert,
and above all tough the guanaco.
And they certainly are well adapted
having thick, soft coats
for protection against the cold.
Wild ancestors of the
domesticated Ilama,
their fleece was much admired
by the Inca civilization,
providing warmth and wealth.
But a warm coat is not enough.
A male guanaco
starts adult life homeless and alone,
and to by successful,
he has to win a territory and breed.
So he must communicate
with potential mates-and rivals.
A raised tail and lowered ears
mean aggression.
And the elaborate language
makes intentions clear.
The ear flagging, the spitting,
the raucous screams
means a battle for territory
is in the making.
The war dance confirms
they will fight.
And the final exchange of insults
starts the conflict.
they try to intimidate each other
with a show of strength.
If that doesn't work,
it's grid - iron mayhem.
These fierce fights are dangerous
and could lead to broken bones
- even death.
But in the world of the guanaco,
territory is everything.
The rival must be driven
right out of the territory.
The males are fighting
for this prime real estate,
a lush area with ample food and water.
And by winning this territory,
the victor is able to attract females
an absolute necessity
if he's to breed successfully.
His aggressive defense
means the females of his family group
can feed without hassle
from other males.
Guanacos graze carefully,
and their soft,
to the delicate turf.
These is safety in numbers, too
- many pairs of eyes and ears
provide protection from predators,
and in this landscape,
predators can hide almost anywhere.
The male deeps a sharp lookout
for danger
- especially pumas,
Pumas are a serious threat to survival
for thirsty guanacos.
They are powerful predators,
six feet of lethal muscle,
capable of pulling down
prey eight times their weight.
is a difficult sharp-eyed target.
If they're seen,
pumas won't waste energy
with further hunting.
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