Animal & Wildlife Encounters, Experiences: Dallas, TX ShangriLlama’s animal encounter programs provide a rare opportunity to meet, learn about and photograph gorgeous, tame, purebred llamas, which roam the grounds of a castle-themed private estate just 40 minutes east of Dallas. LLAMA LLESSONS May through October During the hotter months of the year, attend a session of Llama Llessons inside the …
WHAT DO LLAMAS DO ALL DAY? Well, aside from eating and cat-napping,llamas play all sorts of games with their pack members. These games include: “Your Food is My Food.” “Get Out of My Way.” “Can’t Touch Me!” “I Can Spit Farther Than You Can.” Essentially, llamas spend their day stealing food, pushing other llamas away from “their” food, chasing and …
MANY PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED TO LEARN HOW LONG LLAMAS LIVE. After all, they are large animals, weighing from 275 to 450 pounds when fully grown, and they often measure six-feet tall. But large animals can experience a long life. Take a look: 9 Years 10 years 20 years 22 years 40 years 40 years 40 years 45 years 68 …
WHAT DO LLAMAS USE THEIR NECKS FOR? One distinguishing feature of the llama is its long, woolly neck, which measures nearly the length of its back. Standing erect, the llama’s neck and mane make the animal look athletic and regal. Dalai Llama But when the neck is shorn, the llama looks, well, rather amusing. Under its gorgeous mane is a …
WHY DO PEOPLE ENJOY THE COMPANY OF LLAMAS? After all, they look a bit intimidating with their bulbous eyes, banana-shaped ears and giraffe-like necks. Most likely, it is because llamas are naturally gentle and compliant. That’s also why they’re among the world’s oldest domesticated animals, which is a very small group of critters that have a friendly disposition, will procreate …
LLAMAS LOVE TO LIE IN THE SUN! Llamas are highly sun-sensitive. So they wear sunglasses—but not Ray-Bans or Oakleys. Llama sunglasses are built into their eyes! Bahama Llama and Pajama Llama Take a Sunbath Technically, llama sunglasses are called iridic granules, or corpora nigra. These look like black bubbles at the intersection of the pupil (the black part of the …
HOW CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LLAMAS AND ALPACAS? That’s easy. Just look at their ears! While alpacas have cat-like ears… Alpaca ears Llama ears …llamas have curved ears. Some say that llama ears remind them of Viking horns… …while others liken llama ears to the Hawaiian “Shaka” sign. But the easiest way to discern whether you’re looking at …
Advertisers have discovered the Power of the Llama to captivate us. Do you remember the Bank of America ads featuring a llama wearing a red scarf? How about the Geico commercials showing a llama standing next to a swimming pool? Have you seen the explosion of llama-themed merchandise at Target, World Market and Hobby Lobby? And did you hear about …
Everyday, llamas around the world produce time-release fertilizer capsules for your garden. These capsules are fondly called llama beans and less fondly called manure. Okay, some call it llama poop. Regardless, you can grow beautiful fruits & vegetables with a little help from a llama’s back end. You see, llama beans serve as a nearly perfect fertilizer. These beans won’t …
If you have been smitten by a llama, you may be fantasizing about owning one. In fact every single week, Mama Llama encounters someone who desires to own a llama. Those woolly, friendly, funny llamas are irresistible. But should you own one? Best Friends: The Dalai Llama & Barack O’Llama Well, you can’t just own ONE. Llamas live in social …