A short encyclopedia entry on the llama, the South American camelid used as a pack animal in the Andes. It covers the animal's origin as a domesticated variety of the guanaco, its load limit, temperament, size, coloring, and the quality of its hair or wool compared with alpaca. A second page carries a plate of camels and llamas showing vicuna, guanaco, alpaca, llama, Arabian dromedary and Bactrian camel.