1、 Do you think llamas ever get chilly in the snow? Look at that fur! It looks like theyre wearing two coats! I think theyll stay warm this winter. Their inner coat is soft and fluffy, and the outside coat is long and thick to protect the llama from the rain. Most of our wool clothes are made from she
2、ep wool, but some come from llamas. Llamas can be white, black, gray, and brown, and can blend in very well with their surrounding. They usually grow to be five or six feet tall. Thats as tall as an adult. Llamas weigh about 250 to 400 pounds. Wow!Funny FunFarmFriends Newsletter Volume 2February 10t
3、h All content herein 2005 reh productionsFind out more about us at Baaaaaa! Was that a sheep? No, that was a llama! Thats right; this Funny Fun Farm Friends Newsletter is all about llamas! Llamas are calm, quiet, gentle, and curious, like this llama! Sniff! You smell funny! Actually, llamas dont sme
4、ll too bad, compared to some farm animals. Dont tell them I said that! All content herein 2005 reh productionsFind out more about us at Splat! Yikes! What was that? It was a spitball! Llamas can spit up to 50ft. at their enemies to show whos boss! Thats almost as long as three cars! I bet you cant s
5、pit that far! If they get REALLY ANGRY they might just vomit! Llamas hardly ever spit at people, so dont worry; just dont be mean, or watch out! Look at those teeth! The llamas have three different kinds of teeth. Like you, they have upper and lower teeth, but their front upper tooth is a pad and th
6、ey nip off food by pressing their bottom teeth against the pad. The teeth in the picture are actually used for fighting! DID YOU KNOW?Four llamas eat about one bail of hay a day. Thats a lot of hay! Many people who own sheep and goats have a llama to guard them from coyotes who would love to have a
7、sheep or lamb for a snack. But the llama protects them all and will kick coyotes that get too close. A Llama is especially careful to baby lambs and keeps them warm at night with their long fur. I bet the little lambs like that! All content herein 2005 reh productionsFind out more about us at Llamas
8、 are very strong, too! They can carry up to 150 pounds of baggage for 15 to 20 miles a day. Walking on steep, rocky ground is easy for llamas. Llamas came from the Andes Mountains in Peru, South America and still work in the mountains for the Indians carrying packs from place to place. But they can
9、be VERY stubborn! If a llama thinks he has worked hard enough or his pack is too heavy, he will sit down and no matter how hard you push, pull, and shove he wont move! They sure can be naughty sometimes!Llama babies are called crias and can walk one and a half hours after they are born! It takes us
10、about a year to learn how to do the same thing! The babies coat is very soft and it nurses to get milk from its mother. Crias LOVE to play! They play tag and run in circles around their mother. I bet they get pretty dizzy, dont you think? When the baby is four weeks old, it starts eating grass and stops nursing at about six months. It then takes care of it self.Well, thats it for this time; thanks for visiting and dont forget to check out Funny Fun Farm Friends the movie at http:/ Written by Emily Nickel Photography by Ryan Hunt 2005
