What purpose are llamas raised for?

Best of all, even a single llama will make a formidable guardian for other livestock and your property. Llamas can even be taught to drive and are excellent cart animals that require less care than horses kept for the same purpose. Llamas are relatively easy to care for in spite of their large size. read more

The "lama" family consists of llamas and alpacas, which are domesticated, and guanacos and vicunas, which are found in herds in the wilds of South America. Prehistoric fossils suggest they originated in North America, then migrated to their native lands of Bolivia, Chile and Peru, where they've been domesticated for about 4,000 years. read more

Wool. Labor (pack animals). Guard animals (to ward coyotes and other predators away from livestock and to alert humans to intruders). Pets (companion animals). Show animals (to show in livestock exhibitions, fairs, etc.). read more