https://wildlife.blog/tags/peru/Recent content in Peru on Wildlife.blogHugoen-ushttps://wildlife.blog/posts/donkeys-on-the-inca-trail/https://wildlife.blog/posts/donkeys-on-the-inca-trail/<hr> <p><strong>Donkey</strong> <em>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey">Equus asinus</a>)</em></p> <p>Hardy, sure-footed, and unfazed by thin air — burros have worked Andean trails for centuries, carrying gear so trekkers don&rsquo;t have to.</p> <p>Pack donkeys are a common sight year-round on the Inca Trail and throughout the Peruvian highlands, where they remain the preferred transport on paths too narrow or steep for vehicles.</p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey">Wikipedia</a> | <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73472-Equus-asinus">iNaturalist</a></p>https://wildlife.blog/posts/llamas-deep-in-the-andes-in-peru/https://wildlife.blog/posts/llamas-deep-in-the-andes-in-peru/<hr> <p><strong>Llama</strong> <em>(Lama glama)</em></p> <p>Domesticated over 4,000 years ago in the Peruvian highlands, the llama is South America&rsquo;s largest camelid and served as the primary pack animal of the Inca Empire.</p> <p>A small herd is kept year-round on the terraces of Machu Picchu, where they double as living lawnmowers that trim the grass without damaging the ancient stonework.</p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llama">Wikipedia</a> | <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42391-Lama-glama">iNaturalist</a></p>