Welcome to our new post! How many liters of water do llamas drink? Do they drink more than camels? How do they withstand low oxygen levels? Find out the answers to these questions and many more interesting facts in this article.
Llamas are relatives of camels, but they don’t have the distinctive hump that camels do. Are llamas just as resistant to dehydration as camels? A llama can drink up to 3 liters of water at once and go up to two days without drinking. Meanwhile, a camel can drink up to 135 liters of water in just 13 minutes!
Llamas feed on grasses and plants in the mountains. During the Inca Empire, they were used for their wool and meat and were also the only pack animals. They can carry up to 60 kg. The domestication of llamas began approximately 5,000 years ago.
Unlike horses, llamas don’t have hooves. Instead, they have two toes with nails and soft pads on the bottom of their feet. These pads are made of fibrous, insensitive tissue. Llamas can run at speeds of up to 65 km/h (40 mph).
They can weigh between 130 and 200 kg (285–440 lbs) and grow up to 1.8 meters (5.9 ft) tall. Males are larger than females. A newborn baby llama can weigh between 8 and 15 kg (18–33 lbs). Their fur can be brown, gray, white, or black and has a coarse texture.
Llamas have a lifespan of 15 to 25 years. Their gestation period lasts 11 months, and they usually give birth to only one baby at a time.
Did you know that dried and burned llama dung is used as fuel? Plus, their manure is an excellent fertilizer.
One interesting fact is that llamas have a high resistance to low oxygen levels and high altitudes. This is because their hemoglobin is more concentrated in their blood, and their red blood cells have a more oval shape.
Llamas have a three-chambered stomach. These animals are native to Peru and Bolivia. The llama is a national symbol of Bolivia and represents the country’s wildlife.
Because their eyes are positioned on the sides of their head, they can detect prey and predators from multiple angles. Llamas’ main predators include pumas, coyotes, and ocelots.
Did you know that llamas can protect other animals? They can guard dogs, sheep, goats, and horses. Sometimes, they even adopt sheep as part of their herd.
📚 Data source:
https://www.nationalgeographic.es/animales/camello-de-arabia-dromedario
https://www.nationalgeographic.es/animales/llama
https://www.zoodesevilla.es/llama/
https://denverzoo.org/es/animals/llama/
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