Llamas & Alpacas The Ultimate Llama & Alpaca Book: 100+ Amazing Llama & Alpaca Facts, Photos, Quiz + More

By Jenny Kellett

"Discover the fascinating world of llamas & alpacas"

Do your kids love llamas and alpacas? In The Ultimate Llama and Alpaca Book, non-fiction author Jenny Kellett gives you only the best llama and alpaca facts that kids will love. 

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Bellanova Books
• Release date: Feb 3, 2023
• ISBN: 9786192640804

Jenny Kellett

Jenny Kellett is a versatile non-fiction author with over 10 years of experience, specializing in subjects ranging from animals like sloths and red pandas to fun facts and volcanoes. Born in the UK and raised in Australia, Jenny now resides in Spain, where she enjoys life with her cats and husband. For her latest book, Jenny brings together two of her favorite guilty pleasures: facts and Christmas.

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Introduction

There are few animals more adorable than llamas and alpacas. Their soft, fluffy coats and bright, wide eyes are just some of the reasons why so many people have fallen in love with these beautiful creatures.

In this book, we will take a look at llamas and alpacas, as well as their close relatives, the vicuña and guanaco. How can you tell them apart? Where do they live? And much more.

You’ll be bursting full of new knowledge, which you can test in the quiz at the end of the book.

Are you ready? Let’s go!

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Llamas & Alpacas — The Basics

What are they and where do they live?

The scientific name for a llama is Lama glama.

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Llamas and alpacas are domesticated animals, like cats and dogs, and have been used by Andean cultures for food and as transport animals for over 500 years. They evolved from vicuña and guanaco, which remain wild and undomesticated today.

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Llamas are camelids, which puts them in the same family as camels and alpacas.

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Camelids are even-toed ungulates, a category of animal that includes cows, pigs,