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Llamas have an unusual reproductive cycle for a large animal. Female llamas are induced ovulators. [24] Through mating, the female releases an egg and is often fertilized on the first attempt. Female llamas do not go into estrus ("heat"). [25] Like humans, llama males and females mature sexually at different rates.
Llama crias are typically born with the whole herd gathering around (only the females are present, as the males are considered a threat) in an attempt to protect against potential predators. Llamas give birth standing, and the process is usually relatively quick and problem-free, over in less than 30 minutes.
Alex Robinson (5 May 2020), "Meet Winter, the Llama Who Might Just Save Us All From COVID-19", Modern Farmer "Meet Winter, the 4-year-old llama whose blood might hold a treatment for COVID-19". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 May 2020. "COVID-19 Researchers Study Llama's Special Antibodies". Morning Edition. NPR. 19 May 2020.
A guard llama is a llama that is used in farming to protect sheep, goats, hens or other livestock from canids such as coyotes, dingos, dogs, foxes and other predators. [1] [2] In the past, a single gelded (castrated) male was recommended. In more recent years, it has been discovered that single, unbred females make better and safer guardians. [3]
A huarizo, also known as a llapaca, is a hybrid cross between a male llama and a female alpaca. Misti is a similar hybrid; it is a cross between a male alpaca and a female llama. The most common hybrid between South American camelids, [1] huarizo tend to be much smaller than llamas, with their fibre being longer. [2]
Herding Llamas is similar to herding cats, meaning it's "almost impossible," Linda Hayes, former owner of Llama Linda Ranch in Colorado, wrote in an article for Llama Rescue, which helps people ...
The first cama showed signs of becoming sexually mature at age four, when he showed a desire to breed with a female guanaco and a female llama. He was also a behavioral disappointment, displaying an extremely poor temperament. The second cama, a female named Kamilah, was successfully born in 2002. As of April 2008, five camas had been produced. [8]
The alpaca is mainly raised for its wool. Out of the domestic camelids, the alpaca produces wool with longer and finer fiber than the llama, [6] with a strand diameter of 18–25 micrometers. [12] The vicuña (Lama vicugna) is the smallest camelid, with a shoulder height of 75–100 cm (30–39 in) and a weight of 40–60 kg (88–132 lb).