THE VICUONA. 



Tin- h.-kht of th.- Ha.-trian Camel is rather nmn- than that of th.- Anibian species, and 

 its color i- -. -iP-rally bn.wn. which >onn-tim-s <l--.-p.-ns into sooty black, and sometimes fades 



into a lirt\ \shit.-. 



Tin tin.- camels are exclusively confined to the Old World, but find n-preaentatives in the 

 N.-\\ \Y.-: M in four n k no wledged species of tin- i_'<-niis Uama. 



'I'll.-- animals :l n- .oin].anitiv.-l\ small in their dimensions, and possess no hump, so that they 



mayeasih U- distin-nishe<l from the camels. Their liaii is \.-r\ \s..ll\.and th.-ii count.-nanc.- 



has a \'-r\ -\\>-<-\< likt- expression, so that a fall-hain<d Llama instanth n-minds tin- >j--tator 



of a long-legged, long-necked sheep. The feet of the Llamas an- \-r\ dinVn-nt fnun those of 



Is. as th.-ir haunts are always found to be upon rocky ground, and their feet must 





YAMMA, OK LLAMJL- 



of necessity be accommodated to the ground on w hich they are accustomed to tread. The toes of 

 the Llama are completely <livi<l.-l. and are each furnished with a rough cushion beneath, and a 

 strong, claw-like hoof above, so that the member may take a firm hold of rocky and uneven 

 ground. 



Four 8]>ecie8 of Llamas are now acknowledged ; namely, the Vicugna, the Guanaco, the 

 Yamma, and the Alpaca, each of which will be briefly described. 



Tin \ i. i ,.\ \ is found in the most elevated localities of Batavia and Northern Chili, and 

 is a vi-ry \\ild and untamable animal, having resisted all the attempts of the patient natives to 

 mlur.- it to a state of dom.*ti<-ation. It i- .-\tn-m.-lyartiv.- and sure-footed in its mountain 

 horn.-, and l-ing equally timid and wary, is seldom raptured in a livin.ir state. It lives in herds 

 near the region of perpetual snow, and in its habite bears some resemblance to the chamois. 

 'Hi.- >h..rt. soft, -ilk.-n fur of this animal is very valuable, and raii--s tin- d.-ath of thousands 

 of Vicugna*, whirh are slain by various methods merely for the sake of their coata. The 



