Animal Behavior: Llamas are gregarious and highly social, living in groups of up to 20 individuals. Llama groups consist of about 6 breeding females and their offspring from the current year. This group is led by a male llama that aggressively defends his position by engaging in dominance fighting.

Eating Habits: Llamas browse on low shrubs, lichens, and mountain vegetation. Llamas tend to live in very dry climates and get most of the moisture from their food.

Range: Llamas have a native range all along the Andes mountains, but are not found in the wild. Lama glama can be found commercially throughout North America, Europe and Australia.

Conservation Efforts: Llamas are not endangered and are in fact quite widespread today. There are nearly 3 million individuals worldwide with nearly 70% of the population located in Bolivia.

Animal Facts: Llamas have an unusually high content of hemoglobin in their bloodstream and oval shaped red blood corpuscles, both of which are adaptations for surviving in an oxygen-poor, high altitude environment.