THE CAMELS 



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which is made into 

 the famous shawls. 

 Noother animal, per- 

 haps, with the ex- 

 ception of the horse, 

 has served man so 

 well, and certainly 

 no other receives 

 such hard treatment. 

 A number of years 

 ago our government 

 introduced a num- 

 ber of camels into 

 the desert regions of 

 the West, hoping to 

 use them in transpor- 

 tation, but they were 



Fig. 139.— The Llama. 



Fig. 140. — Claws 

 OF THE Llama. 



found unavailable. Several broke 

 away, and for a number of years, it is 

 said, increased; and possibly some 

 may be found there to-day. 

 Allied to the camels is the llama of 

 South America (Fig. 139). As in the 

 camel, each toe has a cushion, or pad 

 (Fig. 140), and the toe itself is curved, 

 aiding it in climbing the rocky mountain 

 passes. The animal has, like the camel, 

 a very questionable temper, yet it is forced 

 to do good service as a domestic animal. 

 Very similar are the guanaco and the al- 

 paca, both valued highly for their hair. 



