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M. Koford
1957
Vicugna
June 9
8 mi. SSW Limbani, 15000', Qpto. Puno
More nuzzling and neck rubbing
followed, with another attempt at
mounting (by the same one?) Once
both reared onto their hind legs.
Finally they began grazing and I lost
them in the group. Now I looked over
the whole group. I counted 22 - no young.
One pair was still running. They ran
for 10 minutes while I watched, always
the same one chasing. Usually ears were
back and tails down but sometimes
one or the other picked up the ears and
once the pursuing one raised its tail.
They were always close together and
the pursuing one kept trying to thrust
its nose between the legs of the other.
They ran among the grazing group most
of which ignored them. Occasionally
one ran a few steps toward them.
Finally they stopped and began grazing
among the group. I kept track of
them for 15 minutes and saw no more
activity. By now all were grazing
except for 5 lying down, and all
had moved down near the lowest
pond. Suddenly all got up and moved
together a little up the hill. There were