LLAMAS

"Paigeisin5;c-17908378" wrote:
My knitting Sims will need a llama or two for sure. The scene where the llama spits on the stalking fox is actually very true to life. Llamas and alpacas are great guard animals and take their jobs very seriously whenever predators come around. They're very quick on their feet, have strong legs and being on the receiving end of one of their defensive moves is every bit as painful as being kicked by a horse. In many cultures, llamas and alpacas are used to guard sheep and smaller farm animals. So to see the teams included this says they did some research. Because the llamas will be semi-confined to a designated area, it will be wise to place our chicken coops close to the llama pens to keep the foxes from stealing our chicken eggs. :)

Indeed, llamas are great guard animals and can be very protective of their owners (when treated right).

When I was growing up, there were coyotes on the other side of the highway from our farm, however once we had are llamas they never came over to our side of the road.

We also owned a llama that had previously been a guard llama (we would pack into the back country with them) and believe me they make the most bizarre warning/alarm sound when trying to wade off potential aggressors.

I also recall a story of a woman who was charged by a bear only for the llama to charge the bear and scare it off.