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        "description": "<p>October 6, 2011\u2014Researchers race to tag a newborn vicu\u00f1a, a cousin of  the llama, to find out causes of death among the young in the  Argentinean Andes. The research, partially funded by National  Geographic, aims to aid in conservation of vicu\u00f1as and one of their  common predators, the puma.</p>", 
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        "title": "Race to Witness Vicu\u00f1a Birth", 
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        "credit": " 2011 National Geographic; video and photos: Emiliano Donadio", 
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        "transcript": "<p class=\"MsoNormal\">This vicu\u00f1a mom-to-be is about to give birth.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Her calf is slowly emerging into the world and will soon land on the ground of its home in the Argentinean Andes.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">The vicu\u00f1a is a cousin of the llama, alpaca and camel, all known as camelids. They only occur naturally in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">The birth takes several minutes. At first only the little one\u2019s head and 2 legs emerge. While most vicu\u00f1as give birth while standing, the full birth in this case will happen only after the mom sets herself down for a rest.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Finally, as the camera gets shaky from the wind, you can see the baby completely born, with legs squirming in the air, and it tries to sit up for the first time.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Researchers are trying to establish survival rates and find out what is causing deaths among the young.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">The team waits for ten minutes after birth to allow mother-baby imprinting. And then, they only have a very short time to capture these newborn calves before they can run away. \u00a0 In fact, within 15 minutes, this little four-legged 11-pound-vicu\u00f1a will be able to outrun the researchers.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Two researchers move in on the mom-and baby: one to measure, weigh and tag\u2026 the other, to keep the angry mother at bay.\u00a0 Not often, but sometimes, the moms can be violent.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">The whole process is done quickly, the researchers retreat, and the mother returns to her young babe.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">The ear tags have a transmitter with a mortality sensor. So, when the animal stops moving for 2 hours, it transmits a different signal. Researchers recover the bodies and gather data. The 3-year-study in Argentina\u2019s San Guillermo National Park, and partially funded by National Geographic, tracked the juveniles for a full year, or until they were killed.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Young vicu\u00f1as are a favorite prey of pumas. And the researchers hope the information gathered in this study will help in the conservation of both animals.</p>", 
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