LLAMAS

SCIENTIFIC NAME

• Llama glama
• Lama- Peruvian word
• Used for animals in the camel family

DESCRIPTION

• Horselike
• Wooly, fluffy coat
• Varying in shade of coat
• 5-6 feet tall
• 300- 450 pounds

LIFE

• Lives about 20 years
• Usually only 1 llama baby
• Pregnancy- 350 days
• Babies- weigh10kg
• Are nursed for 4 months

HABITAT

• Native to:
• Western South America,
• Bolivia, Peru, and Chile
• Lives in mountain areas
• Global population

DIET

• Herbivore with 3 stomachs
• Eats leaves, roots, seeds, nuts, sap, etc.
• Drinks 2-3 gallons of water
• Eat up to 1.8% of body weight in grass/ hay
• Get moisture from food

LLAMA BEHAVIOR

• Live in groups of up to 20
• Has 6 breeding females and babies
• Led by male llama
• Keeps position by having dominance fights
• Defeat stance- lying sideways, neck down, tail up

LLAMA DEFENSE

• Use "bathrooms" to mark territory
• Use vocal calls to warn the pack of danger
• Aggressive if provoked
• Kick, charge, spit, and bite predators

LLAMA WOOL

• Thick and course
• Very valuable
• Sheared every 2 years
• Producing 3 kg of fleece

LLAMA IMPORTANCE

• Used as "guard llamas" for flocks
• Used as golf caddies/ farmyard pets
• Used to haul burdens over Andean mountains
• Can carry loads up to 60kg for 30 km/day
• Llamas create no negative effect on human economy

CONSERVING LLAMAS

• Not endangered
• 3 million llamas worldwide
• 70% of llamas in Bolivia

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