This month Becky’s Squares are focusing on odd things – you can interpret this any way you want so I am going to take you all to the zoo this month. San Diego Zoo to be precise and the photos featured will be either odd looking animals, animals with odd names, odd facts or slightly odd photos. I hope you’ll enjoy my selection.
Graceful guanacos are related to camels. Pronounced “gwa NAH ko,” they live throughout South America in dry, open country in the mountains or on the plains. Llamas and Alpacas are the domesticated descendants of Guanacos. Baby guanacos, called chulengos or guanaquitos, are able to run soon after birth.
In communication: When the ears are up, it means the guanaco is relaxed. Ears forward means the guanaco is alarmed, and ears laid flat signals aggression. Oh, and they also spit like camels.
If you want to join in either daily, weekly or just on the odd occasion then please visit Becky, the only rule is that the main photo MUST be a square – that is four equal sides! You have been warned 😉
TRAVEL WORDS 
A prettier face than camels, but I’ll keep out of spitting distance.
Wise woman.
ah you forgot to ask permission to take the photo didn’t you!!
😂😂
You certainly kept me guessing with that first photo!
Yes, could have been a hare with those ears 😏
Another one I don’t know!
Glad you added the name. I might have thought it was a Llama.
Best wishes, Pete. x
I love that supercilious expression in the second photo.
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I had not heard of guanacos, despite their relationship to llamas and alpacas. Cute, but shame about the spitting!
Another new animal. I’ll keep well out of spitting range.
I love that odd shot of the ears. They look as arrogant as llamas and alpacas. 🙂 And yes, camels.
They all do look quite haughty!