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Llama | Description, Habitat, Diet, & Facts | Britannica
Jul 25, 2024 — Llama, domesticated livestock species, descendant of the guanaco, and member of the camel family, Camelidae. A pack animal that is also used as a source of food, wool, hides, tallow for candles, and dried dung for fuel, the llama is found primarily in the Central Andes from southern Colombia to northern Argentina.
What’s the Difference Between Llamas and Alpacas? | Britannica
Alpacas and llamas are two of the four lamoid species—the other two species, vicuña and guanaco, are their wild cousins. Interestingly, all four species are able to interbreed and create fertile offspring. While often conflated, alpacas and llamas differ in key ways.
Llama - Key Facts, Information & Pictures - Animal Corner
The llama (Lama glama) is a large camelid that originated in North America about 40 million years ago. Llamas migrated to South America and Asia about 3 million years ago. By the end of the last ice-age (10,000 – 12,000 years ago) camelids were extinct in North America.
Llama - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and Interesting Facts
Llama defined and explained with descriptions. Llama is an animal domesticated for meat, milk, wool, and for use as pack animals.
Llama | National Geographic
These sturdy creatures are domestic animals used by the peoples of the Andes Mountains. (Their wild relatives are guanacos and vicuñas). Native peoples have used llamas as pack animals for ...
Llama Facts: Habitat, Behavior, Diet - ThoughtCo
Dec 13, 2019 — The llama (Lama glama) is a large, furry mammal that was domesticated in South America thousands of years ago for meat, fur, and as pack animal. Although related to camels, llamas don't have humps. Llamas are close relatives of alpacas, vicuñas, and guanacos.
All About Llamas: Everything You Need to Know - Wild Explained
Sep 4, 2023 — Llamas are known for their large, expressive eyes and their gentle, calm demeanor. On average, llamas stand about 5 to 6 feet tall at the shoulder and can weigh between 280 and 450 pounds. They have a unique gait, with a rolling motion that allows them to traverse rough and uneven terrain with ease.
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llama summary | Britannica
llama , Domesticated South American lamoid (see alpaca), maintained in herds in Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, and Argentina. The llama (Lama glama) is used primarily as a pack animal but also as a source of food, wool, hides, tallow for candles, and dried dung for fuel.
The History of Llamas and Alpacas in South America - ThoughtCo
Apr 3, 2018 — Llama is the Quechua term for L. glama, which is known as qawra by Aymara speakers. Domesticated from the guanaco in the Peruvian Andes some 6000–7000 years ago, the llama was moved into lower elevations by 3,800 years ago, and by 1,400 years ago, they were kept in herds on the northern coasts of Peru and Ecuador.
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