THE ALPACA. 179 



The (tnanaro is wonderfully sun- footi-d ii|xm I.M ky uroimd. and is aN,, a good swimmer, 

 voluntarily to the water, and suimmini: funn one island to another. \\li.-n near the 

 it will drink tin- salt water, and ha* often been observed in tin- art of drinking the briny 

 waters of rertain salt springs. 



Tin VVMMV. '! Li \\j\. is of a brown, or variegated r..|oi. and its legs are long and 



In former da\-. thi- animal u;i^ lli.' ..nl\ U-.iM "f l-iiid.-n u lii.-|, u :l . j,, ,.-^..,1 |,\ 

 - nali\.-. and it u:i> l:il^.-l\ i|s.-d l'\ ill-- S| .:ini:ii d- u In , ,1,-N,-| il-d ii ;,. :, -||..,.|, f, ,| tl,,- 

 S.IIH.' pin |" '-. Il i- al'L- I" r.ill\ :i \\.-i_-lil .'f MIL- liiindn-d | < >n n< I -. a n. I !< 

 foiirtifii or liftfti iniN's JMT dii'in. As a U-ast of burd-n. it is IKI\\ U-iii^ i-a|idl\ 

 by tin- a.s.s. wliilt- tin- Kuni|H*an sln->i> is gradually taking it.s place as a \MM>! In-an-r. Tin- 

 of th- Llama is dark and roar*-, and is accordiugly held in l>ad repute. 



THE ALPACA, or PACO, is, togetht-r with tin- hist animal. siip|M.s-d by s-vrral zoologista to 

 be only a domesticated variety of the Guanaro. Its color is generally black, but in often 

 variegated with brown and white. The wool of this upeciew is lon^. soft, silky, and \trcmely 

 valuable in the commercial world. A herd of Llamas has been imported into Australia, and 



S.-.-MI- |Q !i:i\.- ^ii.-.-,-.-d..d [.m:iik:iM\ U'-il. lli-- \ i--ld f WOO] Iiav in. I--.-H . i ii i ! as rirh ;i- :i-, 



hoped by the enterprising importer. It is a handsome and a gentle animal, and is only found 

 in a domesticated state. 



