llama
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Sensitive and adorable, so starved for friends that he makes a habit of telling his secrets to a llama, this Michael is practically an angel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Lilly the llama was bought as a guard by the farmer to help protect his sheep after a spate of dog attacks in the past five years.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
The adorable baby llama is a Kyrgyzstan superstar.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 4, 2025
On certain occasions, a llama fetus is added to the mix.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2025
Southwest, the llama / alpaca and the guinea pig in the Andes, the Muscovy duck in tropical South America, and the dog throughout the Americas.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vicunas are the smallest members of the camel family and a relative of llamas and alpacas.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
When we spoke a few years ago, he was splitting his time between northern Virginia and a farm in Wales, where he and his wife were raising llamas.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2025
This license allows her to operate her Missouri zoo, Sunrise Beach Safari, where guests can hold sloths, see kangaroos and feed llamas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2024
This fanciful vision of New York is populated by animals: sporty ducks, punk rock monkeys, buffalo mail carriers, penguins shouldering boomboxes, and a disproportionate number of llamas.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
The result is a kind of contagion of panic, and before long the men leading the zebras and llamas are struggling to maintain control.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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South America - Middle School
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