This stately llama belongs to one of our neighbors. Llamas are becoming increasingly popular on Texas farms and ranches. Gentle beasts, they are also known to act as guard animals for herds of cattle and/or horses, warning of encroachments of coyotes or dogs. However, this llama's mate was killed by some type of large predator a few months ago and she has now been turned out into the pasture with the cattle, where she quickly became quite at home. Llamas are related to camels.
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What wonderful captures of these unusual animals, Kathy! We also have lamas on many of our farms here in Australia.
Oh wow, these are cool shots of the Llama.
Oh my goodness, that face is too adorable!
Excellent photos! We have llamas here too, as well as donkeys that do the same thing because they dislike coyotes.
how sad for her. but she's a beauty.
Sad for her loss, but she sure is a pretty thing. And quite resilient! Beautiful portraits, Kathy!
Sad about the pair. I love llamas and you've captured this guy wonderfully:) Beautiful animals....but get too close and they might spit:)
Now that's a face to remember! Great shots - as always!
Llamas, Alpacas, Guanacos, they're all wonderful animals and it's amazing how high in the Andes they can survive. Fantastic portrait on top.
Love the effects on these shots. It is a bit scary to me to think that there was a predator out there big enough to kill the other llama.
Wow...what kind of predator could bring down one of these llamas!? Scary! These are amazing photos! He's a pretty animal!
Love it!
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