she jumped the gun. only one in five of her gaunaco hunts is successful. time to lie low. her next meal should wander by soon. this deadly game of hide and seek has been played for millennia. gaunacos' senses are sharp and their long legs allow them to sprint up to 35 miles per hour, almost as fast as a puma. but there's plenty of slower prey around. more than 10 million sheep graze the patagonia grasslands.