Tag: llamas

December 28, 2015 at 12:45 pm

This Nursing Home Uses Unusual Animals to Engage Residents

This Nursing Home Uses Unusual Animals to Engage Residents

Further proof that llamas are awesome

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July 10, 2014 at 4:17 pm

Picture of the Day: Admiring Machu Picchu with a Friend

Picture of the Day: Admiring Machu Picchu with a Friend

Photograph by LizaThornberry on reddit In this candid capture we see reddit user LizaThornberry admiring a breathtaking view of Machu Picchu when a llama suddenly appeared and decided to join her. Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level in Peru. The Incas built the estate around…

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August 29, 2013 at 9:10 am

How Therapy Llamas Bring Joy to the Sick and Elderly

How Therapy Llamas Bring Joy to the Sick and Elderly

Photograph by JEN OSBORNE for COLORS Magazine There are approximately 10,000 therapy animals in the United States. Of those, 14 are llamas. That’s good for 0.14% [Source]. In an article published last year for Colors Magazine (Issue #83 ‘Happiness’ published April 16, 2012), photographer Jen Osborne accompanied two certified llama therapists as they visited…

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