South America's llamas and
alpacas are domesticated versions
of two wild camel
species: guanaco (ancestor
of llamas) and the smaller vicuña (
alpacas» ancestor).
The find also adds to the tantalizing clues about how these moose - sized, presumably shaggy progenitors fit into the camel family tree — a lineage that today boasts only two
species of true camels but includes plenty
of South American relatives such as llamas,
alpacas, guanacos, and vicuñas.
A: Yes, Denver Pet Partners evaluates and accepts for membership any
of the
species that Pet Partners registers: dogs, cats, equines, rabbits, guinea pigs, llamas and
alpacas, birds, pigs, and rats.
Excluding whales, the roughly 220 artiodactyl
species include pigs, peccaries, hippopotamuses, camels, llamas,
alpacas, mouse deer, deer, giraffes, antelopes, sheep, goats, and cattle, many
of which are
of great dietary, economic, and cultural importance to humans.