Llamas were not always confined to South America; abundant llama-like remains were found in Pleistocene deposits in the Rocky Mountains and in Central America. Some of the fossil llamas were …

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. …

Unlike camels, llamas and other lamoids do not have the characteristic camel humps; they are slender-bodied animals and have long legs and long necks, short tails, small heads, and large pointed ears. …

Camelidae is a family of mammals belonging to the ungulate order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates) and the only living family in the suborder Tylopoda. The seven extant species of camelid are divided …

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Llamas were used as a pack animal by the Incas and other natives of the Andes mountains. In South America llamas are still used for beasts of burden, fibre production and meat.

Like the camel, they have very long, strong necks but do not have a hump on their back and are smaller, standing at 1.2m at the shoulder. Llamas have a very short tail and incredibly thick fur which helps …

Originally llamas are native to the Andean mountains of South America, but now they are extinct in the wild and exist today only as domesticated animals. They were introduced as pets and farm animals …

Llamas, along with guanacos, vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna), and alpacas (V. pacos), belong to the group of animals known as lamoids. Unlike camels, which are often compared to, lamoids such as llamas are …