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lower incisors inflicts ugly wounds. At times a llama or 

 vicunia becomes actually insane, and seeks to destroy every 

 living creature within its reach. Begardless of punishment, 

 such creatures attack their keepers and their herd-mates, 

 spit upon visitors, and rage up and down their corrals in 

 most absurd fashion. Occasionally such individuals require 

 to be completely isolated. 



The Llama, (Lama glama), is the largest and strongest 

 member of the group. Its body is covered with a thick 

 mass of long, wavy hair of fine texture, which may be either 

 brown, white, white and brown, or almost black. The head 

 and legs are short-haired like those of the guanaco. Prom 

 time immemorial, this animal has been used as a beast of 

 burden, and in the Andes has played an important part in 

 the mineral industry by carrying silver ore and bullion from 

 the mines. 



The Alpaca, (Lama pacos), is bred for its wool. It is 

 smaller than the llama, but more abundantly haired on the 

 legs, neck and head. Its fleece is long, and lies in stringy 

 tufts. Usually its color is dark brown or black, but oc- 

 casionally a white Alpaca is seen. A white specimen in the 

 Zoological Park collection has blue eyes. 



The Guanaco, (Lama guanacus) , is one of the most inter- 

 esting and valuable wild animals now found in Patagonia. 

 Unfortunately, it is so stupid and incapable that it is easily 

 killed. The natives of Terra del Fuego, themselves almost 

 the lowest and most ignorant of men, slaughter Guanacos 

 for food by surrounding groups of them and clubbing them 

 to death. 



In size the Guanaco is between the llama and vicunia, 

 and its shoulder height is about 4 feet. Its hair is thick and 

 woolly, of a pale reddish color, and there are naked patches 

 on the legs. This species is found on the Andes, from Ecua- 

 dor to Terra del Fuego, and appears to be most abundant in 

 Patagonia. 



The Vicunia, (Lama vicunia), is the only member of the 

 cameloid group which is not clothed with a mass of long 

 hair. It is the smallest member of the group, comparatively 

 short-haired, its color is a uniform light brown, its head is 

 small, and there are no callosities on the hind legs. The 

 Vicunia is found from southern Ecuador, through Peru to 

 central Bolivia. 



