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By depositing substantial piles of dung, vicuñas are speeding up plant colonization on freshly deglaciated terrain.

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Relatives of the llama are dropping dung as they venture into higher elevations in the Andes Mountains, providing a nutrient-rich environment for life to thrive despite glacier loss.

In the Andes, native camelids like alpacas, llamas, vicuñas, and guanacos impact the landscape with their social behaviors.