Guanacos (Lama guanicoe) are the ancestor of the domesticated Llama, and are members of the camel family. They are found in the Andes in Peru, Chile and Bolivia and at lower altitudes in Patagonian Argentina and Chile. They live in small herds comprised of mostly females and their young, led by a dominant male. Bachelor males may congregate in larger herds of up to 50 Guanacos. Their main predators are pumas and foxes, and when frightened they make a high-pitched bleating call as they run, with the male usually running behind to defend them. Young Guanacos are called chulengos, and stay with their mothers for about a year, after which young males are chased from the herd. They live in steppes, scrubland and mountains, and eat a variety of plants, berries and lichens. Like camels, they can go without water for long periods, and in fact get most of the water they need from the plants they eat. Female Guanacos give birth to their calves, called chulengos, from November to February, about eleven and a half months after mating. These female Guanacos were walking with their cute chulengos in the steppe on Estancia Laguna Amarga, near Torres del Paine National Park in Chile.