Flock of Lllamas, just imported from Peru, 1858. Mr. Benjamin Whitehead Gee's llamas '...are very docile and tractable; their countenances exhibit marked expressions of intelligence, the eyes are large and bright, and their sight is keen; the colour of the fleece is generally brown and some black, there are a few of these nearly jet fleece is found from four to six inches long, fine and soft within, with coarse hairs scattered through very much resembles the fleece of a black sheep; the average weight of fleeces is about ten pounds, the bellies being generally bare; and its
Flock of Lllamas, just imported from Peru, 1858. Mr. Benjamin Whitehead Gee's llamas '...are very docile and tractable; their countenances exhibit marked expressions of intelligence, the eyes are large and bright, and their sight is keen; the colour of the fleece is generally brown and some black, there are a few of these nearly jet fleece is found from four to six inches long, fine and soft within, with coarse hairs scattered through very much resembles the fleece of a black sheep; the average weight of fleeces is about ten pounds, the bellies being generally bare; and its value is greater than that of sheep wool. The excellence and durability of alpaca cloth are well known, forming material for a garment which, for hot climates, is more suitable than credit is due to the importer of these animals for the trouble and risk he has taken in introducing so valuable a flock of the llama. They have cost nearly £3000, and we hope that his exertions will not go unrewarded'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858.
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