ALMA Observatory staff intermediate to protect this abandon vicuña fawn when it was being chased by fox . After break down to reintroduce the fawn to its herd , they stick it in their hand truck and brought it back to the observation tower .
A very lucky young vicuña fawn rescued by observatory stave . figure of speech credit : ALMA ( ESO / NAOJ / NRAO ) , R. Durán
The Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array ( ALMA ) is in Chile ’s Atacama desert . At 5,000 meter above sea level in slender , dry desert - mountain breeze , the 66 high - precision antennas pick millimeter and submillimeter wavelengthsto peep at old , distant galaxies . After tour the observation tower camp , the vicuña was reassign to Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center at the Universidad de Antofagasta . The vicuña will undergo reclamation , with plans for release back into the desert next year .
Still not enough Awwwww for you ? Have a video of the fawn draw close its new friends :
More pic and a formal closet discharge up on the ALMA lookout website .
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