Lama glama
Sign in to saveThe llama (; or ) (Lama glama) is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a meat and pack animal by Andean cultures since the pre-Columbian era.
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The llama is a domesticated animal from South America that belongs to the camel family and has been used by Andean people for thousands of years as a source of meat and for carrying goods. It remains important to the cultures and economies of the Andes region due to these practical uses.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderArtiodactyla
- FamilyCamelidae
大羊駝（学名：Lama glama），又名家羊駝，是南美洲的駱駝科，和多種相似動物合稱為駱馬或美洲駝。在印加帝國及其他安地斯山脈地區是原住民廣泛蓄養的動物。在南美洲，大羊駝是用來背負重物、製造纖維及作為食物。 完全成長的大羊駝全高1.6-1.8米。牠們重約127-204公斤。初出生的大羊駝重約9-14公斤。大羊駝是群居的動物，喜歡與其他的大羊駝組成族群。大羊駝所生產的纖維非常柔軟及沒有羊毛脂。牠們在幾次嘗試後就可以學會東西，非常聰明。牠們可以背負其體重的25-30%的重物行走幾里路。 大羊駝在4000萬年前源自於北美洲中央的平原。牠們在約300萬年前的南北美洲生物大遷徙遷往南美洲。在冰河時期，牠們在北美洲消失。直至2007年，在南美洲有超過700萬頭大羊駝及羊駝。另外由於從南美洲進口的關係，美國及加拿大在20世紀末就有超過10萬頭大羊駝及6500-7000頭羊駝。
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The llama (; or ) (Lama glama) is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a meat and pack animal by Andean cultures since the pre-Columbian era.
Llamas are social animals and live with others as a herd. Their wool is soft and contains only a small amount of lanolin. Llamas can learn simple tasks after a few repetitions. When using a pack, they can carry about 25 to 30% of their body weight for 8 to 13 km (5–8 miles). The name llama (also historically spelled "lama" or "glama") was adopted by European settlers from native Peruvians.