Seeing animals in the parks at Patagonia is a rare treat. Most of the animals stay away from the main trekking trails as there are large untouched acres for them to roam.
In Torres del Paines we spotted a few Andean Condors, which is a national symbol to numerous countries in South America including Argentina. It was cool to see these birds as they came close to extinction, and are making a comeback due to conservation efforts. They sun their feathers to dry off after the heavy rain we had that morning.
The guanaco, the puma (mountain lion to us in Colorado), the zorro or Brazilian fox are some of the common animals. As with all mountain lions, sightings are extremely rare, as they will likely have seen you, but you will not see them. However we did see a lot of guanacos and a little fox while in Torres del Paine! (looks like Taz!)
Finally, while on our treks through Fitz Roy we heard numerous singing birds that we were unable to get pictures of but we did see this woodpecker pretty close to the trail!
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