The vicuna is two and one fourths feet to three feet high at the shoulder and weighs seventy five to one hundred forty pounds.
Vicunas have the finest fleece of any wool-bearing animal.
Their belly and lower legs are white. Their upper body is reddish yellow to deep tan to reddish brown. Their sense of smell is poor, eyesight is great, hearing is fair. The Vicuna gives birth only once a year. After 30 minutes the babies are able to walk and follow there mother.