A
large,
fuzzy quadruped related to the
camel and native to
South America. They are
quiet,
friendly, and really extraordinarily fuzzy. Besides being used as
pack animals, they are also raised for their
wool, which is
combed off of them rather than being
sheared like a sheep's is. (That's how
fuzzy they are.)
Llamas are well-known to alumni of Simon's Rock College. There is a llama farm down the road from the college, and in the spring the wind brings the smell of freshly thawed llama shit to parts of campus. The student newspaper has once or twice been known as the Llama Digest.
Llamas are also the subject of several Jeff Minter video games.
Did I mention that they're very fuzzy?