Stomach Compartments: 3 Toes per foot: 2 Name for baby llama: Cria. The Llama is a very intelligent animal and very easy to train. In just one to five repetitions they will learn and remember many skills. Llamas can be trained to do lots of things such as accept a halter, being led on a lead and they can be trained to get in and out of a vehicle, and they can also be trained to pull a cart or carry a pack.
Llamas are very sociable animals but they do need the companionship of their own kind. Llamas are a very gentle, shy and a very curious animal. Llamas are calm in nature and have common sense, which make them easy for anyone, even children to handle. Llamas are very enjoyable animals and they are fun to do things with, however, most llamas do not seek affection and they prefer not to be handled excessively.
Llamas communicate with each other by ear position, body language, spitting and humming. Llamas usually only spit at other llamas to establish dominance and do not spit at people. The habit of spitting is a defence mechanism. However, usually, a llama would prefer to run away than to confront their assumed aggressor, and is not always a frequent occurrence. That is believed to be due in part to their shy disposition. If a llama is agitated, he will lay his ears back.
One may determine how agitated the llama is by the materials in the spit. The more irritated the llama is, the further back into each of the three stomach compartments it will try to draw materials from, for its spit. When correctly reared spitting at a human is a rare thing.
Llamas are very social herd animals, however, and do sometimes spit at each other as a way of disciplining lower-ranked llamas in the herd. A llamas social rank in a herd is never static. Llamas 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. Llama fights are visually dramatic with spitting, ramming each other with their chests, neck wrestling and kicking, mainly to knock the other off balance.
The female llamas are usually only seen spitting as a means of controlling other herd members. When female llamas are 12 to 18 months of age they are ready for their first breeding. The male llama reaches his sexual maturity approximately 18 to 24 months of age. Llamas do not have a heat cycle, however, they are induced ovulators. Llamas can be bred any time of the year. Apply market research to generate audience insights.
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