Examine how llamas serve as pack animals and wool sources in highlands of Bolivia, Chile, and Peru
Llamas (Lama glama) serving as pack animals and being corralled for shearing
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NARRATOR: Domesticated by the Inca, the llama is very much the camel of the Andes—an important means of moving goods through the rugged highlands of Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.
Although it primarily serves as a pack animal, the llama is also a source of wool. Modern scientific theories are combined with old Inca practices to breed better strains, and every two years flocks of the animals are rounded up for shearing.
Although it primarily serves as a pack animal, the llama is also a source of wool. Modern scientific theories are combined with old Inca practices to breed better strains, and every two years flocks of the animals are rounded up for shearing.