Llamas are very shy, gentle, and curious. They are intelligent and easy to train. They spit when they want to discourage a potential mate, feel threatened, or want to establish the pecking order at mealtime. Llamas communicate through ear, body, and tail postures, as well as shrill alarm calls and humming sounds.

Cosley Zoo’s llamas are fed hay and a commercial llama chow. A female llama can begin to breed when she is one year old. The gestation period is 350 days. She can have up to one baby (called a “cria”) per year until she is about 15 years old. Llamas can be bred at any time of the year.

Llamas are the largest of the South American camelids. They have long limbs and necks with shaggy coats that vary in color. They don't have hooves but rather two padded toes which aid in keeping their footing on rocky trails and gravel slopes. Llamas are believed to have been domesticated from wild guanacos 6,000 to 7,000 years ago.

Llamas are descendants of guanacos that were domesticated 6,000 to 7,000 years ago. People in the Andes raise them for wool, meat, and skin and also used them as pack animals. The result is the llama of today, which is the domesticated version of …

Llamas are the largest lamoid or South American Camelid species. Unlike Old World Camelids, they do not have humps. They stand three to four feet tall (.91-1.22m) at the shoulder and five to six feet tall (1.52-1.83m) at the head; they range in length from three to five feet (.91-1.5m) and weigh between 250 and 450 pounds (113.4-204kg).

Lifespan: 20 years in the wild.

Llamas are related to camels, and like camels, are used to carry goods over long distances. Nestled on the sandy shores of beautiful Lake Michigan, the Racine Zoo is home to some of the world's most remarkable and endangered wildlife.

Lama glama. Range: Domestic. Height: Up to 4 ft. Lifespan: 15 to 25 years. Zoo Location: Spaulding Children's Zoo. Diet: Grass

Llamas are more often found working as domestic livestock than in the wild. They’re adapted to survive in high altitude environments as their oval red blood cells and high haemoglobin bloodstream equips them to live in areas with low oxygen levels. As highly sociable animals, they live in groups of up to 20 and will even adopt sheep into the pack.

Help our animal care staff open the Llama Trek habitat for the day and find out what it takes to get our herd of llamas ready for the day. Meet the llamas behind the scenes then spend the day helping walk, feed, and taking silly selfies with this charismatic crew. Group Size: Maximum of five participants, smaller groups may be combined.