The Andes Mountains Biome
  • Intro
  • Factors
  • Predators and Prey
  • Food
  • FAQ's
  • Succession
  • Summary and Conclusion
  • Keystone Species
  • Endandered Species
  • Videos of the Andes
  • Bibliography

Andean Mountain Cat

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  • It hunts for animals such as mountain viscachas and mountain chinchillas

  • May also eat reptiles, birds, and other small mammals

  • Unafraid of the human presence    


Andean Condor

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  •  Mostly eats on the remains of mammals such as sheep, llama, cattle, seals and eggs of seabirds

  •  No clear predators 

  •  Can live up to 50 years and can mate for life


Alpaca

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  • They are vulnerable to mountain lions, coyotes, bears, and other carnivores

  • They are herbivores, meaning they do not hunt for meat, but rather grass and shrubs

  • Long necks help alpacas spot predators    

Chinchilla 

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  • These animals are often preyed upon by mountain lions, snakes, and birds of prey

  • Mostly prey upon vegetation such as shrubs, cacti, berries, and grass.


Llama

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  • Mainly eat grass, shrubs, and lichens

  • Predators include mountain lions, snow leopards, cougars, and also humans


Andean Flamingo 

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  • Do not have very many predators; chicks however can be prey to birds of prey and culpeo foxes

  • Andean flamingos mainly eat algae and diatoms, therefore they do not hunt other animals


Vicuna

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  •  Mainly eat grass

  • Preyed upon by pumas and humans

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