Camelid

13 creative works found

You want me to ride on his back?
by Eyal Nahmias

An Alpaca is investigating my son at the Alpaca and llama ranch in Mitzpe Rimon, Israel —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—--
Nomads
by Krys Bailey

A small herd of Vicuñas wander across the vast expanse of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.
Llamas
by Ben Ryan

On the road between Arequipa and Chivay, Peru, the colour of the tassles on these llamas (pron: jamas) is visible from a great distance against the dull brown and green of the highland Andes. The Inca had bred the llamas so selectively, their fleeces naturally produce 27 different colours (though not on one animal), ranging from white to dark brown and black. One of four camelids indigenous to the Andes, they were the pack animals of the Andes (and still are), as well as providing wool (though not as fine as that of the Alpaca).
Dashing through the Snow~
by InkandBrush

This lovely fellow is one of my Alpacas. I brought him home to my NW Oregon Farm because he needed a place to live. / Photograph was taken with my Evolt 510 camera.
Thinking of Warm days~
by InkandBrush

This lovely fellow is one of my Alpacas. I brought him home to my NW Oregon farn because he needed a place to live. / Photograph was taken with my Evolt 510 camera.
Llama
by Valeria Lee
Grazing Vacuna
by Michael Browne

Taken close to Arequipa El Perú. These are the smallest member of the cameild family and are very shy. There wool is extremely valuable and I believe that they are a protected species in Peru.
Llama
by Jon Lees

The llama (Lama glama) is a South American camelid, widely used as a pack animal by the Incas1 and other natives of the Andes mountains. In South America llamas are still used as beasts of burden, as well as for the production of fiber and meat.[2] This Llama was grazing a field in South Armagh Northern Ireland. The height of a full-grown, full-size llama is between 5.5 ft (1.7 m) to 6 ft (1.8 m) tall at the top of the head. They can weigh between approximately 280 lb (130 kg) and 450 lb (200 kg). At birth, a baby llama (called a cria) can weigh between 20 lb (9.1 kg) to 30 lb (14 kg). Llamas are very social animals and like to live with other llamas as a herd. Overall, the fiber produced by a llama is very soft and is naturally lanolin free. Llamas are intelligent and can learn simple tasks after a few repetitions. When using a pack, llamas can carry about 25% to 30% of their body weight for several miles.[3] Llamas appear to have originated from the central plains of North America about 40 million years ago. They migrated to South America and Asia about 3 million years ago. By the end of the last ice age (10,000–12,000 years ago) camelids were extinct in North America.[3] As of 2007, there were over 7 million llamas and alpacas in South America and, due to importation from South America in the late 20th century, there are now over 100,000 llamas and 6,500–7,000 alpacas in the US and Canada.[4]
FABIO
by Pat Saunders-White

Acrylic on canvas
PUZZLES
by Pat Saunders-White

Watercolor Ink and watercolor 22×32” on Arches watercolor paper.
KING CHARLES
by Pat Saunders-White

Pastel on Moorman suedeboard 39×32”
PEACHES
by Pat Saunders-White

Acrylic on canvas 18×13” Original available
Vicuñas
by James Brunker

Vicuñas are the smallest, rarest and arguably most beautiful of South America’s camelids. These were taken (you cant shoot or capture protected species!) in Lauca National Park, Chile. Their wool is one of the finest available, in Inca times it was reserved only for the Inca himself. Was hunted almost to extinction in 20th century for its wool, but with protection and designation of national parks it has made something of a comeback (though it is still classed as threatened). In some remote communities (eg Sajama region, Bolivia) villagers are allowed to round up the animals and shear them once a year; this gives them an incentive to protect the vicuña but also provides them with a valuable income in remote regions where little else is available