llama: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Lama glama

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Sacsahuamán, Peru: llama

World map showing the geographic ranges of camelid species, with color-coded outlines for each: alpaca, llama, guanaco, and vicuna ranges are marked in South America; Arabian camel or dromedary in parts of Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia; domesticated Bactrian camel across Central Asia; and wild Bactrian camel in a small area of East Central Asia. Australia is shaded for introduced dromedaries.

Llamas on the shore of the Colorado Lagoon, Bolivia.

World map showing the historical evolution and distribution of camels and llamas, with present-day camelid ranges shaded in orange across Africa, Asia, and South America. North America is marked as the camelid source region. Colored arrows trace migration routes: green for camel ancestors moving to Eurasia and Africa, blue for llama ancestors migrating to South America, and additional arrows indicating more recent introductions to Australia and other regions. Insets note that camelids first emer

Examine how llamas serve as pack animals and wool sources in highlands of Bolivia, Chile, and Peru

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