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COMMON J5HITISI1 ANIMALS 



once valued for the concretions found in tlieir intes- 

 tines known as '' bezoar stones ^^ or "bezards." 



The camel is an animal of the plains^ while the 

 llama is a mountain animal. Llamas are tamed and 



Fig. 55. — Llama {Lama glama) and young. (Photo, from life.) 



domesticated, but they are peculiarly irritable 

 animals, and will not only spit saliva, but the 

 partially digested contents of the stomach, at anyone 

 who annoys them. 



