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frequently escorted by wild Llamas ; but these take every precau- 
tion to avoid being captured. 
In more ways than one the Llama is most valuable to the inha- 
bitants of the Cordilleras ; for the flesh of the young is good and 
wholesome food, their skin produces a leather of value, and their 
hair is used for various manufactures. 
The Paca (Fig. 78) inhabits similar localities to the former. 
Fig. 78.— The Paca (F. Cuv.) 
It may immediately be recognised by the development of its hair, 
which is of a tawny-brown colour, very long on the neck, shoulders, 
back, flanks, rump, thighs, and tail, and falling on each side of 
the body in long locks. The fore part of the head and back 
portion of the belly of this animal are bare ; on the former, from 
the eyes upwards to the ears, it is generally grey, while the inside 
of its thighs are white. 
The Paca is gentle and timid, and allows itself to be led about 
