Under the Southern cross in South America . A GROUP OF LLAMAS. ixniAxs IX roxcHos, areouipa 169 FROM LIMA TO AREQUIPA 171 And we must not forget the donkeys and llamas, the burden-bearersof this wonderful southland. The donkey is an ubiquitous animal,but the llamas are indigenous to the soil. The llama has served theIndian in many ways and has been his chief reliance in times of themost pressing difficulties, when all other props were taken fromhim. It is an animal of the camel family, but it is much smallerthan the camel and has no humps; it also differs in the separation ofthe toes, having c
Under the Southern cross in South America . A GROUP OF LLAMAS. ixniAxs IX roxcHos, areouipa 169 FROM LIMA TO AREQUIPA 171 And we must not forget the donkeys and llamas, the burden-bearersof this wonderful southland. The donkey is an ubiquitous animal,but the llamas are indigenous to the soil. The llama has served theIndian in many ways and has been his chief reliance in times of themost pressing difficulties, when all other props were taken fromhim. It is an animal of the camel family, but it is much smallerthan the camel and has no humps; it also differs in the separation ofthe toes, having claws. In fact it is an animal with a camels head,a sheeps body and the feet and legs of a deer. It is a proudlittle beast, carries its head high in the air and has altogether anindependent look. It sometimes gets angry, when it will spit insteadof bite, but its sputum is to be dreaded, as it has a very offensiveodor. It is patient and docile and very sensitive to abuse. Indeed itis said that if a llama is harshly spoken to or the whip applied itwill lie down
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