Llamas Are Having a Moment in the US, but They’ve Been Icons in South America for Millennia

Emily Wakild

Llamas Are Having a Moment in the US, but They’ve Been Icons in South America for Millennia

Emily Wakild

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With their long eyelashes, banana-shaped ears, upturned mouths and stocky bodies covered with curly wool, llamas look like creatures that walked out of a Dr. Seuss story. And now they’re celebrities in the U.S.

Original language	American English
Journal	The Conversation
State	Published - 18 Dec 2020

Keywords

Andes
Bolivia
Peru
South America
livestock
wildlife

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Latin American History
United States History

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