Condors live for the most part on llamas which have died a natural death, or which have been killed by pumas and only partly devoured; but two or three of them will unite together, when they are hungry, in order to kill sheep or cattle.
If you go to look at the llamas in a zoo, we would advise you not to stand too near the bars of their enclosure, for they have a habit of spitting straight into one's face!
The Peruvian llamas of to-day are probably their descendants.
These were made of the coarse hair of a species of animal now extinct, but which bore some resemblance to the llamas of to-day, the ancestors of which they may possibly have been.
And the trip must be made on mules, with llamas as beasts of burden, transporting the powder and other supplies.
The journey was to be made in part by rail, though the last stages of it were over a rough mountain trail, with llamas for beasts of burden, while our friends rode mules.
Of course there are the llamas and alpacas, which are the beasts of burden--almost like little camels you might say, though much more gentle.
In the Pliocene the one branch went southward, to develop into the llamas and vicunas, and the other branch crossed to Asia, to develop into the camels.
The Paebrotherium, a small animal about two feet long, is followed by Pliauchenia, which points toward the llamas and vicunas, and Procamelus, which clearly foreshadows the true camel.
Till the railway was recently opened, thousands of llamas bearing goods traversed it every year.
Nearly all the land except in some coast plantations where a little Chinese or negro labour is employed is cultivated by the Indian, and all the llamas and sheep are herded by him.
Strings of llamas bearing their burdens pass along, the only creatures, besides the tiny mules, who do any work.
As these slopes give pasture to llamas and alpacas and sheep, and in some favoured places to cattle, so in the less arid and less sandy tracts of the plateau there is some tillage.
Llamas and alpacas were grazing on the slopes, herded by Indians: there were sheep, and a few cattle, and in one place we thought we caught sight among low bushes of a group of vicunas.
Presently, however, he perceives strings of llamas and donkeys and wayfarers on foot moving along the slope towards a point where they all suddenly vanish and are no more seen.
Illustration: Llamas resting] Lake Titicaca is one of the famous lakes of the world.
Flocks of alpacas, female llamas with their young, and long-tailed Peruvian sheep, stray over them, and to some extent relieve their cheerless aspect.
There was plenty of this, for the plain where we had halted was a pasture of large flocks of llamas and horned cattle.
His horse, mule, or llamas must swim the stream, and in many instances these are carried off by the rapid current, or dashed against the rocks, and killed.
I noticed several mules and llamas packed with loads of a curious character.
A few fowls and other birds give them eggs, a few pigs furnish leather, meat and fat; they have the wool of their llamas and sheep, and they utilize even the excrement of the former as a combustible, as the Tibetans do that of the yak.
Atahualpa was crafty and laid plans for their destruction, but meantime he sent gifts of llamas and golden cups.
Llamas are loaded with their own excrement, which when dried in the sun is called taquia, and sold by the basketful.
This was allowed to remain until the roof was laid, when the earth was carried away upon the backs of llamas and men.
At every town along the road droves of llamascan be seen which have been driven in from the mountain settlements laden with furs and skins, or with ore from the mines.
The horses and cattle of Europe are replaced in the Pampas of South America by the herds of guanacos and llamas which covered them at the epoch of the Spanish conquest.
A flock of llamasjourneying over the table-lands," says Dr.
If, during a journey, one of the llamas is fatigued and lies down, the arriero kneels beside the animal, and addresses to it the most coaxing and endearing expressions.
But notwithstanding all the care and attention bestowed on them, many llamas perish on every journey to the coast, as they are not able to bear the warm climate.
Three of the largest divisions bore evident traces that at some time or other, animals, probably llamas or vicuñas, had been closely penned there.
There is something the matter, Dias," he cried; "the llamas are standing up with their ears forward.
Two days later they started, four llamas having been added to the caravan.
I sold the llamas to a man who carries goods from Ancon up to Canta, and got the same price that you gave for them.
Dias said that it might be better to dispose of our mules altogether and get trained llamas in their place, as these can climb over rocks where no mule could obtain a foothold.
The advantage would be that we could establish a sort of central camp at the farthest spot to which the mules could go, and then make exploring expeditions with the llamas to carry provisions and tools.
The llamas are not bad eating, so that if we found no other use for them they would assist our commissariat.
As soon as breakfast was over, the tents were packed up and the mules and llamas laden.
José will lie down by the side of the llamas, and even if the mules should not give us a warning of any man or beast approaching, the llamas will do so.
They did not sit up long, and as soon as they had finished their first smoke all retired to bed, leaving for once the llamas and mules to act as sentries.
You might take the two llamas down with you and sell them there.
The mules reached the mouth of the torrent without accident, and the llamas were then lifted off the baggage mules which had carried them, and all were turned loose to graze on the rich grass near the edge of the river.
The larger walls were probably intended as corrals, to keep alpacas and llamas from straying at night and to guard against wolves or coyotes.
Probably the stones were picked up and piled on each side to save time in driving caravans of llamas across the stony ridges.
There was some bunch-grass, and there were llamas pasturing on the plains.
When the llamasfelt that the time had come for reprisals, their aim was straight and the result a precipitate retreat.
Near us the traces of the ancient road led to the ruins of two large, circular corrals, substantiating my belief that this curious roadway was intended to keep the llamas from straying at will over the pasture lands.
There is abundant pasturage and the llamasare well cared for by the Indians, who become personally attached to their flocks and are loath to part with any of the individuals.
Probably Pucará was built by the chief of a tribe of prehistoric herdsmen who raised root crops and kept their flocks of llamas and alpacas on the neighboring grassy slopes.
The llamas never show affection for their masters, as horses often do.
It was customary to kill llamas at these holy huacas.
The driver is scarcely able by the most vigorous application of his brakes to prevent his mules from crashing into a compact herd of quiet, supercilious llamas sedately engaged in bringing small sacks of potatoes to the Cuzco market.
We saw horses, cattle, and sheep in abundance where the Incas must have pastured their llamas and alpacas.
On the pasture lands of Ajochiucha there were many ewes and lambs, both of llamas and alpacas.
The Spaniards were amazed by the number as well as magnitude of the flocks of llamas which they saw browsing on the stunted herbage that grows in the elevated regions of the Andes.
The llamas move in troops of five hundred or even a thousand, and thus, though each individual carries but little, the aggregate is considerable.
The Spaniards had found immense droves of llamas under the care of their shepherds in the neighborhood of the baths, destined for the consumption of the Court.
In a short time the Indian embassy also arrived, which consisted of one of the Inca nobles and several attendants, bringing a welcome present of llamas to the Spanish commander.
The first day of adventure they slept at a hacienda, surrounded with fields where numerousllamas were pasturing.
The line of camels and llamas developed in North America, where the successive changes from an early Eocene ancestor, no larger than a rabbit, are traced step by step to the present forms, as clearly as is the evolution of the horse.
Others migrated into South America, which had now been connected with our own continent, and these developed into the llamas and guanacos, while those of the race which remained in North America became extinct during the Pleistocene.
I might just as well have worked to form sheep into llamas and llamas into sheep.
The Llamas are to the New World what Camels are to the Old Continent.
The llamas of South America represent the camels of the Old World, where the latter are to-day exclusively found.
Uno d'agua rebienta; un con llamas atormenta El Pueblo; both have sent a raging torrent rolling down.
Noblemen and beautiful ladies, who guided milk-white llamas with fresh green boughs.
Although it is only when enraged that the llamas and huanucus spit upon those near them, the vicunas and alpacas invariably eject saliva and undigested food--which has a peculiarly disagreeable smell--upon all who approach them.
The llamas move in troops of five hundred or even one thousand, and thus, though each individual carries but a little, the aggregate is considerable.
Then they started down the trail, driving the llamas at a rapid pace.
Looks like llamas have picked this spot to die on.
He well knew that it is not uncommon for mules and llamas in this region to be attacked by bats.
The mule and horse were heard cropping the grass, and the llamas were now feeding upon an open spot,--the first they had eaten since their halt, as these creatures do not browse in the night.
The llamas are used much in the mines of Peru, for carrying the ore.
The llamas were unloaded; their packs, or yerguas, taken off; the horse and mule were unsaddled; and all were permitted to browse over the little space which the ledge afforded.
The llamas already showed signs of giving out by stopping and uttering their strange booming note.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "llamas" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
