The llama (or Lama glama) is a species of camelid native to the mountains and steppes of Western South America. Naturally found in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, llamas have since been introduced all over the world as livestock because of the high-quality wool they produce. They are domesticated animals and have lived alongside humans as livestock and pack animals for 4000 years. They have a long neck, long legs and a stocky body covered in thick, shaggy wool, and they can be white, tan, piebald, black or grey in colour. Both sexes are between 1.6 and 1.8m tall and 92 to 160cm long, weighing between 130 and 200kg.
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Unlike other grazing animals, llamas can barely stick their tongues out of their mouths, because of how it is attached.
Llamas can carry up to 30% of their body weight for long distances, making them excellent pack animals.
During birth, all the female llamas in the herd gather around the expectant mother to protect her and her new-born from predators and males.
One of the ways llamas communicate is by humming.
The vicuña and the guanaco are ‘cousins’ of the llama that have never been domesticated.
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