Llama
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LLAMA, the Spanish modification of the Peruvian name of the larger of the two domesticated members of the cameltribe indigenous to South America.
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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
The domestic llama is four to five feet long, four feet tall at the shoulder, and weighs approximately 260 pounds when mature.
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Lost Llamas: It is now known that llamas at one time were not confined to the part of the continent south of the Isthmus of Panama, as at the present day, ...
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(lä´m), South American domesticated hoofed mammal, Lama glama, of the camel family. Genetic studies indicate that it is descended from the guanaco.
Llama Characteristics
The height of a full-grown, full-size llama is between 5.5 feet (1.6 metres) to 6 feet (1.8 metres) tall at the top of the head. Llamas can weigh approximately between 280 pounds (127 kilograms) and 450 pounds (204 kilograms).
Llamas are woolly mammals related to camels. These herding animals were domesticated thousands of years ago in the Andes Mountains of western South America. These animals are used as pack animals, and are raised for their wool, meat, and hides.
Llamas date back 40 million years to the central plains of North America, but they became extinct here during the Ice Age. Llamas migrated to South America and became prominent in the Andean Mountains.
Llamas contribute much more than transportation to the human communities in which they live. Leather is made from their hides, and their wool is crafted into ropes, rugs, and fabrics. Llama excrement is dried and burned for fuel.
Llamas have thick, wooly coats that are warm and practically waterproof. Their color may vary from all white to all black. Llamas thrive in altitudes above 8,000 feet.
Llamas make a variety of sounds. The most common sound is a humming noise. A female will hum to her cria (offspring). Males orgle, which sounds like a gurgle, during breeding.
Llamas, like other camelids have long necks, limbs, rounded muzzles, protruding lower incisors, and a cleft upper lip. South American camelids, including llamas, alpacas, and guanacos do not have humps as do Old World camelids.
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Llamas, which have two toes, are artiodactyls -- "even toed" ungulates
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Llamas are domesticated animals that are related to camels.
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Family Camelidae Camelus Camelus bactrianus Bactrian camel Camelus dromedarius Dromedary, Arabian camel Lama Lama glama Llama, guanaco Vicugna Vicugna vicugna Vicuñ ...
Alpacas are considerably smaller than llamas, and unlike them are not used as beasts of burden but are valued only for their fiber. Alpaca fiber is used for making knitted and woven items, much as sheep's wool is.
The domesticated, cargo-hauling llama has a long, graceful neck, erect ears and large, doelike eyes. The body has fairly long, dense fine wool. The hair on the head, neck and limbs is shorter than elsewhere on its body.
Wild relatives of the llama, guanacos are humpless camels that inhabit the arid and semi-arid habitats of South America, as well as the Andean forests of Tierra del Fuego.
Tylopoda Includes Camelidae (camels, llamas, alpacas, etc.) plus several extinct families. Extinct members of the Tylopoda had small hooves, but in living camels the hooves have been lost and replaced by pads.
The domesticated forms are the llama and alpaca. The llama is used as a pack animal, but it is also bred for its wool and its tender meat. Its dung is used as fuel in areas where there is little timber. The alpaca is bred for its superb wool.
One group is found in South America and consists of the alpaca, llama, vicunas, and guanacos. The other group is found in Africa and Asia and consists of the camels (bactrian and dromedarian).
Llamas and alpacas have been domesticated. Camels exist only in the domesticated state in Africa and Asia. The Arabian camel has been successfully introduced into Australian desert regions where it is now feral.
Camels are close relatives of llamas and evolved in North America. They migrated to Asia about 2 million years ago.
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FAMILY: Camelidae (camels, llamas, and vicunas)
GENUS/SPECIES: Camelus bactrianus and C. dromedarius
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Andelt, W.F. 2001. Livestock guard dogs, llamas and donkeys. Colorado State University, Cooperative Extension Service, Publication 1.218, 7pp.
The term camel is also used more broadly, to describe any of the six camel-like creatures in the family Camelidae: the two true camels, and the four South American camelids: Llama, Alpaca, Guanaco and Vicuna.
The artiodactyls include animals such as cattle, goats, deer, sheep, antelope, camels, llama, pigs, hoppopatmuses as well as numerous other groups.
The extremely large Andean condors eat mostly carrion, although they may attack small or weak animals such as newborn llamas, lambs, or old goats.
Prey items:
Fruits, palms stalks, bamboo shoots, bromeliad bulbs, and cactus fruit; occasionally eat rabbits, ants, mice, birds, llamas, and domestic cattle
Predators:
No natural enemies, but is hunted by the natives.
Come see our Chacoan peccary exhibit in July. They will be located in the newly refurbished area where the llama yard used to be.
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The roundtable recommends a compensation program for wolf depredation to dogs under the supervised control of the owner, and livestock guard animals including llamas, donkeys and, dogs.
This digestive system lets the white-tailed deer eat foods like woody plants that other animals can't digest! If deer have enough food, water and shelter, their population can grow very quickly. Cows, bison, bighorn sheep, goats, llamas, ...
 See also: Camel, Alpaca, Dromedary, Guanaco, Sheep
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