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The animals may look delicate but they are built to handle the extremes of high-altitude living. High red blood cell counts increase their ability to process oxygen. A unique digestive system allows them to survive on tough ichu bunch grass. Most remarkable, though, is their fluffy, highly insulating fleece. Made up of individual fibres measuring just 12 to 14 microns in diameter, it’s one of the world’s finest natural fibres (by contrast, cashmere ranges from 14 to 19 microns, and mohair, about 25 microns).In the world of textiles, the finer the fibre, the softer and more valuable it is. The labour-intensive process required to gather the vicuna’s slow-growing wool makes it that much more alluring – and expensive. Vicuna goods sell for roughly five times the price of similar cashmere products.



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