The llama is Kriza's favorite animal. So we should something about it.
The term llama is often used to any member of the family Camelidae (camels) without humps. That means the llama and guanaco from the genus Lama and alpaca and vicuna from the genus Vicugna.

They live in South America, though they probably originated from North America. Llama and alpaca are domesticated, while guanaco and vicuna live mostly in wild.
When first Europeans arrived to America, they considered llamas as something like sheep. Indeed llamas have wool, but they aren't relative to sheep. In South America, they're used as pack animals, but also their meat is eaten. They can be even taught to be guard animals (to protect e.g. sheep against predators).
They are herbivores, have three stomachs and eat grass and leaves.
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