Guanaco, Punta Norte, Valdés Peninsula, Argentina 9 Dec 2025

Guanaco, Punta Norte, Valdés Peninsula, Argentina

If llamas are the laid-back stars of the Andes, their cousins, the guanacos, are the free spirits of Patagonia. Guanacos are part of the same camelid family as llamas, alpacas and vicuñas. But unlike their domesticated relatives, they keep things wild. Found mainly in Argentina, Chile, Peru and Bolivia, they"re built for life at high altitude. Their thick coats help them handle chilly winds, while their padded feet give them the grip to trek across rocky terrain that would even make mountain goats nervous.

© Sylvain Cordier/naturepl.com

palette

Today in History

Heads together
9 Dec 2023Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, USA
9 Dec 2024Guanacos, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Celebrating the tropics
Creating a better world
31 Jul 2024Hoodoos, Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA
6 Feb 2025Waitangi Day in New Zealand
Dare to delve into this dense swamp
24 Jun 2024Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia
Pick your paradise
3 Mar 2025World Wildlife Day
Beauty beyond imagination
25 Nov 2025Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
28 Oct 2024Pumpkin field, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
10 Jul 2025Independence Day of the Bahamas
12 Oct 2025Village of Saranac Lake, New York, United States
15 Feb 2025Kingfisher
Surrounded by a sea of sand
Unbe-leaf-able
Step back in time...
13 Nov 2024Sea lion in a kelp forest, Baja California, Mexico
2 May 2025Striated heron on a Victoria water lily, Pantanal, Brazil
30 Sep 2025Koala in the Great Otway National Park, Australia
11 May 2025Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada
Im ready for my close-up, Mr. DeSquirrel
Beautiful Borovets
What returned to this city 500 years ago?
A temple to treasure
When art imitates life
28 Sep 2023World Maritime Day
22 Jan 2025Ad-Deir, Petra, Jordan
2 Jun 2024Baia del Silenzio in Sestri Levante, Italy
8 Sep 2024Great North Run