KYIV. UkraineGate . 4 . October .2022 | Society News .
A llama was born in the Odessa Zoo. This is the third llama baby since the beginning of the year. This was reported by the press service of the Ku “Odessa Zoo” .
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“In the Odessa Zoo again replenishment! The baby was born to a family of llamas. This is already 3 kids for this year in llamas,” the message says.
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As noted, the cub feels good and is already playing with adults. You can see a small llama in an open-air cage every day from 9:00 to 17:00.
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Lama (Lama glama) is a South American mammal of the camel family, domesticated by the Andes Indians. The height of an adult male at the withers is up to 120 cm. The neck is long and thin, the head is relatively small, usually raised high, the ears are high, pointed.
Despite the absence of a hump, llamas have many things in common with camels: canine incisors in the upper jaw, callosum cushions on the sole of forked hooves (adaptation to stony soil), chewing chewing gum, which the animal, if it is removed, spits.
The ancient famous ancestors of llamas and camels appeared about 40 million years ago in North America, from there spread through the isthmus to South America and Asia.
The llama differs from the alpaca in its larger size and elongated head.
The mating season is in September. Pregnancy lasts 10-11 months. Usually, one cub is born. Mother feeds him milk for six weeks, and llamas reach puberty at three years.
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Source: Ukrgate
