Llama – An Introduction
Thursday, August 3rd, 2006Llamas are members of the camelid family. The camelids originated on the central plains of North America about 40 million years ago. Primarily a beast of burden, they also provide native herdsmen with meat, fiber for clothing, hides for shelter and manure pellets for fuel. Differentiating characteristics between llamas and alpacas are that llamas are larger and have more elongated heads. Alpacas are sometimes considered to have more valuable fiber, as it is typically finer than that of a llama.
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