Butt Cover

Butt Cover

This is a baby Llama in the Camp Coorimungle. It is very cute. The name Llama is often mispelled as lasounds very chinese. One thing which caught my attention was the butt. It's tail is wide and looks like some floor mat. What other animal which cover it's ass so well as this Lama?



The llama (Lama glama) is a large camelid that originated in North America and then later on moved on to South America. The most apparent visual difference between llamas and camels is that camels have a hump or humps and llamas do not.

Llamas who are well-socialized and brought up by loving families are very friendly and pleasant to be around. They are extremely curious and most will approach people easily. Llamas who are not well-socialized or who have been abused or mis-treated, however, are quite stand-offish. They are also more likely to treat humans as they treat each other, which is characterized by spitting, kicking and/or neck wrestling.

Llamas are very social herd animals and spitting is a part of that. They often spit at each other as a way of disciplining lower-ranked llamas in the herd. Spitting at a human is a rare thing unless the llama is being trained. A llama's social rank in a herd is never static. They can always move up or down in the social ladder by picking small fights. This is usually done between males to see who becomes alpha. Their fights are visually dramatic with spitting, ramming each other with their chests, neck wrestling and kicking, mainly to knock the other off balance. The females are usually only seen spitting as a means of controlling other herd members.

While the social structure might always be changing, they are a family and they do take care of each other. If one notices a strange noise or feels threatened, a warning scream is sent out and all others come to alert. They can also make a humming sound, which is usually a sign of recognition.

(courtesy wikipedia.com)