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Andean Highlands

Llama

Llamas are domesticated animals and provide humans with wool for clothing, are used as pack animals, and for milk and meat. In the United States, some ranchers use llamas to protect their sheep herds from predators.

When a llama becomes irritated with another llama, or a human, it will spit at the other animal to get it to back off.

HABITATScrubland and grassland
DIETLow shrubs, grasses, lichens and mountain vegetation
LIFE Expectancy15-20 years

Fun Fact
What appears to be the Flamingo's knee bending backward is actually its ankle.
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