by David | Jan 11, 2013 | Fun and Games, Llama Behaviour, Llama Habits, Philosophy & Animals
Following on from yesterday’s post about sproinging, here’s another clip of some of the sanctuary llamas running together. Playtime Llamas love to run and frolick. Playing games and racing is obviously related to developing escape and evasion tactics in...
by David | Jan 3, 2013 | Llama Rescue, Llama Sanctuary, Philosophy & Animals
As a way of saying thank you to the wonderful friends and supporters of the Llama Sanctuary, we have created a 2013 wall calendar, adorned with beautiful photographs of llamas and alpacas and it’s absolutely free to anyone who would like a copy. To grab a copy...
by David | Nov 12, 2012 | Feeding Llamas & Alpacas, Llama Health, Llama Sanctuary
Feast and Fast Feeding Lions, tigers, wolves and snakes, the big carnivores, all eat large meals at long intervals and then sleep during digestion. Herbivores on the other hand, the browsers and grazers, need to eat throughout the day. They have to work a lot harder...
by David | Oct 12, 2012 | Llama History, Llama Rescue, Llama Sanctuary
During the sixteenth century, Conquistadors invaded South America and slaughtered vast numbers of llamas, replacing these revered and worshipped animals with sheep they had brought with them from Europe. The few remaining llama herders were driven into the High Puna...