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Llama (Lama glama) As An Animal Of The Americas Found In The Wildlife Safari
Llama is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a meat and pack animal by Andean cultures since the Pre-Columbian era. Llamas appear to have originated from the central plains of North America about 40 million years ago. They migrated to South America about three million years ago. By the end of the last ice age (10,000-12,000 years ago), camelids were extinct in North America. [from wikipedia]
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2015 Llama, (Lama glama), As An Animal Of The Americas, Found In The Wildlife Safari

Llamas are very social animals and live with others as a herd. Their wool is very soft and lanolin-free.[from wikipedia]

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2016 Llama, (Lama glama), As An Animal Of The Americas, Found In The Wildlife Safari

The ancestors of llamas are thought to have originated from the central plains of North America about 40 million years ago, and subsequently migrated to South America about three million years ago during the Great American Interchange. [from wikipedia]

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2021 Llama, (Lama glama), As An Animal Of The Americas, Found In The Wildlife Safari

The genera Lama and Vicugna are, with the two species of true camels, the sole existing representatives of a very distinct section of the Artiodactyla or even-toed ungulates, called Tylopoda, or "bump-footed", from the peculiar bumps on the soles of their feet.[from wikipedia]


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