China Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Llamas— What Can’t They Do? Llamas—the shaggy, gangle creatures of the Andes—can keep the coyotes away better than any lazy old sheep dog. Llamas come in a variety of colors and textures and are reputedly way friendlier than their cousins: the spit-happy, cantankerous camels. Mittens can be made from llama wool. Songs about llamas are catchy. Llamas are multi-purpose. There are some llamas in a pasture near the bike/walking path that leads west from Oregon State University. While waving my arms at them and yelling, “Hey stupid llama! Come here, stupid llama—I wanna pet you!” I often wonder if their luxuriant eyelashes and blasé looks might belie a deep cunning. I mean, llamas seem to know what it’s all about, don’t they? Will we humans someday be enslaved by ruthless llama overlords? Now there is something else we can add to the list of miracles that llamas can perform: the ability to detect caffeine! In an effort to find an easy, portable way to detect caffeine in liquid beverages, researchers went straight to the llamas. Click on the link for more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 My cousin raises Alpaca's. They're related to Llamas. And their poo makes great garden fertilizer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dictator Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 they can't create a substitute for Bacon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Met a ton of them in Peru back in March. They're the Llama capital of the world. Watch out, they spit like camels and can kick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Juggle chainsaws. Twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalhead Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 The question is - what CAN"T they do??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 The question is - what CAN"T they do??? Uhh. That was the original question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 they can't create a substitute for Bacon. No, but you can make an excellent Llama bacon cheeseburger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalhead Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Uhh. That was the original question. It needed more emphasis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baculus Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Llamas are funny, interesting animals, and alpaca fur makes the softest, most awesome sweaters in the world. When I was dating a girl while I lived in Oregon, I found all these catalogs of prize llama "studs." Apparently, her family raised and bred llamas, which was very popular in the central Oregon/Three Sisters area, to my surprise. It was just very amusing seeing all these picture of championship competition llamas. And that's my llama story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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