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- Vital Statistics
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Origin - South America
Life Span - 15 - 25 years
Height - 100 - 110 cm
Weight - 250 - 450 lbs
Colour - White to Black, with shades of beige, grey, dark red, spotted
and roan
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- Breeding
& Reproduction
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Gestation - 350 days
Birth - Single cria born during daylight hours.
Cria Weight - 20 to 35 lbs
Reproduction - Induced ovulators that can be bred at any time of the
year.
Breeding occurs in the "cush" position (laying down) and
takes between 10 to 45 minutes.
New mothers are often rebred within 2 weeks of giving birth.
Females - Hembras
Males - Machos
Offspring - Cria
Weanlings - Tuis
Uses
- Pets
- Show Animals
- Packing - soft leather pad provides minimal impact on ground
surface
- Carting
- Breeding
- Fiber - Llama fiber is soft with a hollow shaft that makes it lighter
and warmer than sheep
wool. It also has great tensile strength and contains
very little lanolin
- Public Relations - educate children, TLC for nursing home patients
- Fertilizer
- Guardians
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