Llama Popularity

Advertisers have recently 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 …

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Llama Math

Feeding llamas requires the use of addition, division, percentages and decimals. Go figure! These math skills are critical to the health of the hungry, hungry llama—a critter that prefers to overeat! See if you can answer the following questions to keep five llamas perfectly fed. First, here are the weights of each animal as of April 30, 2016: Barack O’Llama weighs …

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Como T. Llama Goes to Hollywood

Our funniest llama has been cast in an Internet series called “Llama Cop.” This original, live-action show was produced by Starz Digital and Ambitious Media for Starz’ comedy YouTube channel called Union Pool. In the six webisodes, Como T. Llama plays a renegade cop paired with a straight-laced detective trying to solve a crime. For each day of filming, Como …

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Long-necked Llamas

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 sheared, the llama looks, well, rather amusing. Under its gorgeous mane is a …

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Pronking

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 …

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How Long Do Llamas Live?

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 …

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How to Greet a Llama

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FRIENDLY LLAMA,   how would you say hello to them? If you wave your hand, he’s likely to think you have a treat. If there’s no treat, the llama will walk away. So how can you engage a llama and make friends with him? Breathe into his mouth! How to greet a llama from The Llamas …

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Banana Ears

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 …

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Llama Sunglasses

LLAMAS LOVE TO LIE IN THE SUN Yet they 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 …

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The Llamas of ShangriLlama

What would you do if your child asked for a dog or a cat or a rabbit or a hamster?  How about a reptile? Many parents would just say yes, and buy the animal at a pet store or from a breeder, or get a free pet at a rescue league or shelter after learning about animal care online. But …

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