Llamas and alpacas share a common ancestry, tracing back to their wild relatives, the guanacos and vicuñas, which roam the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A flamingo at the John Ball Zoo is getting some much-needed TLC after he developed a limp recently. Last winter, the zoo noticed that a 14-year-old Chilean flamingo named Andes ...

An epic expedition to a mist-covered “cloud forest” landscape nestled in the foothills of the Bolivian Andes has catalogued more than 1,200 species, including 770 animals never before seen in this ...

In the highlands of the Peruvian Andes, a team of researchers had an unexpected encounter during an archaeological expedition. While searching for a rare species of squirrel, their eyes fell upon a ...

You can't help but be captivated by these cuddly creatures. From their big, button eyes and pudgy nose to the fluffy hair ball atop their head and silky soft fur, they're an Andes animal adapted to ...

Figure 1: Tectonic map of the Andean plate margin along the western side of South America between 0 and 50° S. Figure 2: Plots showing latitudinal variations along the length of the Peru–Chile trench ...

It is considered luxurious, exceptionally soft, and for many fashion enthusiasts, it’s long been more than just a secret tip: alpaca wool. The fiber from the South American Andes impresses with ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A flamingo at the John Ball Zoo is getting some much-needed TLC after he developed a limp recently. Last winter, the zoo noticed that a 14-year-old Chilean flamingo named Andes ...