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of a hunter if he lies on his back on the ground and 

 kicks his legs in the air. It is able to swim well, and 

 has often been known to take voluntarily to the water 

 and swim from one island to another. 



The Yamma, or Llama, which was formerly used as 

 a beast of burden by the Spaniards in America, is of a 

 variegated brown colour, with long and slender legs. 

 It is now little used in any way, the sheep having 

 replaced it with regard to the wool supply, and its flesh 

 being dark and coarse and seldom eaten. 



The fourth species, the Alpaca, or Paco, as it is 

 sometimes termed, is, together with the last-mentioned 

 animal, sometimes thought to be only a domesticated 

 variety of the Guanaco. It is a valuable creature on 

 account of its wool, which is long and silky. A herd 

 of Llamas was even imported into Australia, where it 

 flourished fnirly well, yielding a large supply of the 

 valuable wool. 



