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natural history 
LAMA, or CAMEL OF AMERICA. 
The Lama is about four feet high; its 
body, comprehending the neck and head, is 
five or six feet long ; its neck alone is near 
“tree feet. These useful animals are attended 
with little or no expense to their masters; 
for, as they are cloven-footed, they do not 
need to be shod; nor do they require any 
shelter from the inclemency of the weather, 
ns their wool supplies them with a warm 
covering. Satisfied with a small portion of 
vegetables and grass, they stand in need of 
neither corn nor lmy: they are still more 
moderate in what they driuk, as their mouths 
are continually moistened with saliva, which 
they have in a greater quantity than any 
other animal. These animals diiler in colour, 
some are white, others black, but most of 
them are brown. 
