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Title: Exotic Pets: Llamas


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Exotic Pets Llamas
  • From foukeffa.org
  • Written by Amy Gerhardt

GA Ag Ed Curriculum Office To accompany the
Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Lesson
024210-7.3 July 2001
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Exotic Pets the Llama
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Where are llamas from?
  • Originate from Central plains of North America
    about 10 million years ago
  • Migrated to South America, while members of camel
    family became extinct in North America

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  • Wool
  • Packing (can carry 80 pounds or 25 of body
    weight!)
  • Showing/exhibiting
  • Driving carts
  • Meat

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What is the average lifespan of a llama?
  • 15 to 29 years

How much do newborns weigh?
  • 20 - 35 pounds

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How much do adult llamas weigh?
  • 250 - 450 pounds

How tall is an adult llama?
  • 5 - 6.5 feet tall at head

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What color are llamas?
  • Brown, black, peach, white, grey or spotted
    they may be 22 different colors

How many toes are on each foot of a llama?
  • Two

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What is a cria?
  • A newborn llama

What is a kush?
  • A sitting position

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What are alpacas?
  • A cousin to the llama, they are smaller in size
  • An alpaca has straight fiber that falls from the
    body that looks like dredlocks

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What is a huacaya?
  • A huacaya alpaca has puffy hair, like a poodle

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