Llama Chewing the Cud - June 2011 Peru Photo Contest

by Patrick Mooring
(Essex, UK)

Taken at Machu Picchu in May. Also went to the Amazon and Galapagos. Taken with a Nikon D300s with 18-200mm VR II Lens



This special photo is in the June Inside-Peru Photo Contest.

It is also entered in the 2011 Photo of the Year - Inside-Peru Photo Contest.

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David at Inside-Peru.com adds:

Nice mug!

Llamas look a lot like camels up close, don't they? That's because they are relatives of the camel.

Smaller than a camel, the llama has been used by Andean peoples in much the same way - as a beast of burden - for centuries.

Llamas can carry a decent sized pack or bundle weighing up to 75 pounds (35 kilos). They are very hardy, living and foraging well in the cold highlands of the Andes as well as at sea level.

Typically, however, the llama and its relatives in the Peru, the vicuña and guanaco, these domesticated animals are found at high elevations, up to 14,000 feet at least.

Llamas are also productive in that their fur is highly prized for wool, their skins make good leather, their meat is tasty, and their dung is used for fuel.



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