by David | Jul 30, 2014 | Baby Llamas, Birthing & Babies, Birthing & Pregnancy, Uncategorized
You don’t need to be a mother to be in awe of the miracle of birth; a process so complex that it is amazing that it unfolds perfectly almost every single time. From the countless llama births that we have been privileged to witness at the Llama Sanctuary, only...
by David | May 29, 2014 | Baby Llamas, Birthing & Babies, Llama Video
There is little else on this planet so awe inspiring as the process of birth, whether of humans of animals. However, when it comes to the speed of development of the baby, there are few creatures that can beat a llama. This short video, set to uplifting music tracks...
by David | May 23, 2014 | Aggression, Baby Llamas, Emotions & Feelings in Animals, Homoeopathy & Camelids
Llamas are amazingly resilient creatures and that resilience extends to the entire process of birthing. Once in a while though, we are challenged with an abnormality or health problem with the mother or the cria and this week we encountered a really unusual...
by David | Jan 30, 2014 | Aggression, Baby Llamas, Male Rape, Protective Mothers, Weaning
There are still some people who don’t believe that animals have feelings. Perhaps they are trying to create a protective shell using an erroneous belief that permits them to eat other sentient beings, without guilt. This isn’t a judgement. We must each...
by David | Dec 6, 2012 | Baby Llamas, Broken Bones, Feeding Llamas & Alpacas, Homoeopathy & Camelids, Llama Diseases, Llama Health, Uncategorized
….continued from Part 1 of The Many Woes of Ping Unfortunately, Pings ears didn’t fare as well as her lungs. The upper 4 inches of each ear was so badly frozen, they never recovered. The ears cracked and bled and our repeated attempts to create hats and...
by David | Nov 26, 2012 | Baby Llamas, Feeding Llamas & Alpacas, Llama Diseases, Llama Health, Uncategorized, Urine Therapy
Although this story has previously been posted on our fibre arts blog www.fabinbc.com it rightfully belongs here amongst the llamas. All of our llamas have a story to tell, but perhaps none more painful and tragic, yet more inspiring than that of Ping. This is...