Lama biography animal
Lama Peruvian lama in a general sense of lama is a kind of animal, united in one family with Vikuns and camels; In a narrow - specific species, domesticated in the Andes. Description: Lama domesticated the first book in which the characteristic of this animal appears - “Chronicle of Peru”. Among the many components of the life of South America, about which the work was told, there was a llama.
The drawing placed on its pages also became the first of its kind. Speaking of color, it is difficult to definitely say how the lama looks: the color of the wool varies from white to black through the shades of red and brown. The head of this animal is already than that of the Alpak, the body of a larger adult male reaches cm at the withers, and corpses are in the hooves for movement on the stones.
The neck, like camels, is elongated, but thinner. The ears are pointed, standing. Lama is a sociable animal. This character trait has been formed over the millennia of coexistence with people and thanks to the herd lifestyle, but even this did not erase natural stubbornness. Lama spits in a sign of discontent: for example, when the drummer pushes too heavy the load on her.
In this case, she goes to the ground and does not move. Is the range - where does the lama live? To the question: “Where are the lamas live? Its range is limited by the Andes of South America. It should be borne in mind that a wild lama called Guanaco also inhabits only this mainland, but is wider. Her natural enemy is a grind wolf, kuguar is dangerous for an domesticated species.
Nevertheless, in other parts of the world, you can find the places where the lamas live, which are artificially kept in parks. For example, the Russian Alpaki farm in the village of Podkhodkino Dmitrovsky district contains three individuals in the corrals. This place provides an opportunity to see how visitors to Lama are met in the suburbs. Animals imported into the Alps also feel no worse than in their homeland.
But the lamas in Moscow are not uncommon. They can be seen in the Moscow zoo in the old territory where Lama Samka lives in a company with two other representatives of her family: Vikunya and Guanaco. This aviary is popular, because Lama is an animal, a photo with which even children can take without fear. What does a lama eat? These are exclusively herbivores. Despite the fact that only plant foods eat lamas, which means that there is little liquid with food, their wild relative, Guanaco, is able to do without water for a long time.
When containing lamas in captivity, lezunets and a mixture of cut vegetables as a treat, usually consisting of carrots, potatoes, beets are given. In the farm, the use of lamas four thousand years after their taming has changed. Although until now, females are preserved only for propagation, the eating of males of males has become even more rare than before. Even the Incas prepared it only for religious holidays, conducting sacrifices.
In this case, a small lama of a certain color was chosen. So, the supreme God was presented with a brown cub, the god of lightning - the god, the god of the sun - white. Now the wool of the lamas is used wider. For example, among handmade masters, Lama Gerge is known by Lama Yarn. A large selection of goods is also provided by the clothing market: a fur coat from a llama or sheepskin coat with Lama fur is produced in Italy, Greece, Russia and other countries.
The use of camel fat in the manufacture of candles is less known, and manure - as fuel. In the culture several years ago, the production of Alpacasso began. The animal selected as a model for these soft toys is a lama or alpaca. Thanks to the bright, soft material, the little animals were fame first among fans of Japanese symbols, and then at a wide range of consumers.
This event is associated with the emergence of a trend, thanks to which Lama gains special popularity; The cartoon "Friends-star" and many other anime only strengthened attention to it. Now a soft toy-lame often appears at thematic fairs. Where else can you buy them? Farm Lam in Moscow offers its visitors to purchase souvenirs, among which are both a famous lama-toy and felted figures along with almost useful products made of alpaca wool.
Increasingly, master classes appear at youth thematic events, how to draw a lama. Lama is a toy that is comparable in popularity with the symbols of avocado and a famous shark from Ikea.
And, although in the countries of South America, where lamas are found, a wave of popularity has come later, now they are not inferior to other fashionable prints and toys. Nevertheless, it cannot be argued that these animals did not appear in mass culture before. One of the most famous such characters is the Lama from the cartoon "The Adventures of Emperor Cuzco." In the past few years, Guanaco has also appeared in the famous game “Minecraft”, where you can both tame the lama and use it to get wool.
A tour of linguistics The word “lama” came to us in the form of “llama” from Kechua, the language of the people of South America, who inherited the traditions of ancient Incas. From the etymology of the name, it is clear that the lamine is the disease of the abdominal cavity of lymphangioleomyomomatosis in no way connected with it.The lack of a common root with another homonym is less obvious.
Who is Lama in Buddhism? According to the dictionary: “Religious teacher, mentor. Conclusion so, among many animals popular in culture and used in production, Lama, which many anime connoisseurs wish for an important place. This is an important place. This is a friendly, but very selfless creature, unprecedented to food.