Marion
County, Oregon
Answer the following questions from the book The Llama (available in
the Salem Public Library) and turn them in to your Club Leader to
complete an option for the Llama Advancement Guide.
Facts Section and Chapter One Questions
1. How tall are llamas' heads?
2. What are the three types
of llama ears?
3. How do llamas show they
are upset?
4. Why do llamas chew their
cud?
5. What does submissive
posture look like?
6. How long have lamas lived
in North America?
7. Name and describe three
llama sounds.
8. How fast can llamas pace?
9. How much do llamas weigh?
10. How long do llamas live?
11. What is the llama's
scientific name?
12. What's your favorite thing about llamas?
Chapter Two Questions
1. Which camelids are wild
animals?
2. Which mountain range did
camelids from South America originate from?
3. Where is the habitat of
South American camelids?
4. When were llamas
domesticated?
5. Name four things that
llamas are used for in South America.
6. What did llamas do for the
Incan people?
7. What is charqui?
8. When were the first llamas
brought to North America?
9. How many llamas were there
in the United States in 1989?
10. What was the most
important need that llamas filled in Sout America?
11. Why are llamas the "truck
of the Andes"?
12. What do you use llamas for?
The Llama Questions