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The Guanaco lives in herds varying in number from ten to thirty or forty, 
but is sometimes seen in flocks of much greater numbers, resembling sheep, 
not only in their gregarious habits, but in the implicit obedience with which 
they rely upon their leader. Should they be deprived of his guardianship, 
they become so bewildered that they run aimlessly from spot to spot, and can 
be easily destroyed by experienced hunters. 
The Guanaco is wonderfully sure-footed upon rocky ground, and is also a 
good swimmer, taking voluntarily to the water, and swimming from one 
island to another. When near the sea it will drink the salt water, and has 
often been observed in the act of drinking the briny waters of certain 
salt springs. 
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ALPACA LLAMA.—(Llama Pacos.) 
THE YAMMA, or LLAMA, is of a brown or variegated colour, and its legs 
are long and slender. In former days this animal was the only beast of 
burden which was possessed by the natives, and it was largely used by 
the Spaniards (who described it as a sheep) for the same purpose. It is 
able to carry a weight of one hundred pounds, and to traverse about fourteen 
or fifteen miles per diem. As a beast of burden it is now being rapidly 
supplanted by the ass, while the European sheep is gradually taking its place 
as a wool-bearer. The flesh of the Llama is dark and coarse, and is accord- 
ingly held in bad repute. 
THE ALPACA, or PACO, is, together with the last animal, supposed by 
several zoologists to be only a domesticated variety of the Guanaco. Its 
colour is generally black, but is often variegated with brown and white. The 
wool of this species’ is long, soft, silky, and extremely valuable in the com. 
mercial world. 
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