Llama Information Report
A llama is a farm animal that spits at you when you get too close to it or it is feeling threatened. Its wool is used to make clothing like socks, jumpers, hats, scarves and jackets.Llama wool clothing is very popular in winter. Llamas are very sociable animals but they do need the companionship of their own kind. Llamas are very gentle, shy and very curious animals. Llamas are calm in nature and have common sense, which makes them easy for anyone, even children to handle.
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Q1 Where does it live?
A Llamas' natural habitat is high plateau covered with shrubs, stunted trees and grasses at elevations ranging from 7,550 to 13,120 feet 2300-4000m. They have adapted to a variety of environments. Llamas’ native range is the Andes Mountains of South America, primarily Peru and Bolivia, but none are found in the wild.
Q2 What does it look like?
Llamas have a typical camel-like body shape, but they lack the humps on their backs like the Bactrian and dromedary camel. They have long necks, slender limbs, and rounded muzzles. They have protruding lower incisors front teeth, and their upper lip is split.
P2
Q1 How does it act?
Llamas are willing pack animals but only to a point. An overloaded llama will simply refuse to move. These animals often lie down on the ground and they may spit, hiss, or even kick at their owners until their burden is lessened.
Q2 Who does it live with?
As social pack animals, llamas prefer to live in groups of around 20 individuals. A llama pack comprises roughly six breeding females and their offspring as well as an alpha male.
P3
Q1 What does it eat?
Llamas graze on grass and like cows they regurgitate their food and chew it as cud. They chomp on such wads for some time before swallowing them for complete digestion. Llamas can survive by eating many different kinds of plants, and they need little water.
Q2 Is it dangerous?
llamas really can be dangerous, especially large males
Q3 Do llamas like people?
Both llamas and alpacas will become accustomed to the people that hang around them, but it won't usually happen right away. The moment that a llama decides that it likes you, it's very special.
Facts about llamas
Llamas make excellent guards for herds of small animals.
They are very social and will 'adopt' a group of sheep or goats as their own herd.
One of the ways llamas communicate is by humming.
Llamas are used as therapy animals.
The lifespan of a llama is 20-30 years old
