The llama!
- 1. The Llama! Jack.P Lama Glama Llama Grade.6 Fessenden
- 2. Scientific Classification • Kingdom- Animalia • Phylum- Chordata • Class- Mammalia • Order- Artiodactyla • Family- Camelidae
- 3. Appearance • Body made of little bits of fur • Skin covers the outer layer • Colours Range from Beige, to White • Big ears and nose • Short tail • 1.7 to 2m high when fully grown • Weighs up to 2130 to 200 kilograms when fully grown • Life span is 20 to 30 years
- 4. Habitat • Living in the Andes Mountains • Living in the Andean Highland • Found in the Continent South America
- 5. Life Cycle • Gestation is approximately 350 days • Usually one cria or baby llama is born, twins are rare • Crias are weaned at approx. 6 months of age • Crias nurse on milk from the mother for up to 5 or 6 months • Males mature and are ready to breed at 2 to 2.5 years of age • Females mature and are ready to breed at 18 to 24 months • Females are induced ovulators and can be bred year round
- 6. Diet • Llamas eat grass • Low shrubs • Mountain vegetation • Able to obtain water from food they eat • Still need fresh water for survival
- 7. Predators • Man • Mountain lions • Snow Leopards • Cougars
- 8. How llamas contribute to the diversity of life • Help control plant life • When they eat they’re leavings can be used as manure for plants
- 9. How humans impact the life of the llama • Cut down trees • Mines for gold, silver and copper which erodes the soil destroying plants the llama eats
- 10. What you can do to help the llama survive • You can stop hunting the llama for its furs • Don’t mine in it’s habitat • Don’t pollute the Andes Mountains • Adopt a llama as a pet
- 11. Interesting Facts • Normally saddled with loads from 50-75 pounds! • Llamas have dignity, if their load is too big they refuse to move and simply lie down • They first appeared around 3 000 000 years ago! • Llamas spit instead of bite
- 12. More Facts! :D • Llamas have a very different digestive system then humans • Llamas love to be social, they will make random noises with other llamas, so I guess that means they’re talking
- 14. References! • Wikipedia.com • DesertUSA.com • Blueplanentbiomes.org