Bahama Llama Walks For Children With Cystic Fibrosis

BAHAMA LLAMA WALKS FOR 
CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS

March 24, 2011

Bahama Llama from ShangriLlama
Will Join a Walk for Children with Cystic Fibrosis

In Mama Llama's neighborhood, three children in the same family have been afflicted with cystic fibrosis. Their parents have invited Bahama Llama to participate in the most heartwarming animal adventure of his life, and that is to help raise money toward funding research on this cruel disease. Of course, Bahama Llama is honored to help!

So on Saturday, April 30, 2011, Bahama Llama will participate in the GREAT STRIDES fundraiser. He will walk up to three laps around the beautiful man-made lake at East Lake Village in Yorba Linda, CA., and he is looking for volunteers to help sponsor him.

As you know, Bahama Llama is a little overweight. Okay, a lot overweight. He weights 350 pounds! His Peruvian llama cousins weigh about 30 pounds less. Oh my! So this walk will be good for Bahama Llama. It will also be good for the three Montelone children and others with life-threatening lung and digestive orders caused by cystic fibrosis.

If you would like to sponsor Bahama Llama in the GREAT STRIDES event, please click this link to make a donation in any amount.

http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/BahamaLlama

Bahama Llama thanks you for encouraging him to take as many steps as he can to help the three children. Their parents thank you for caring about their kids. And the CF Foundation thanks you, too, for helping to fund research to cure cystic fibrosis.

And if you’ve never seen a llama, then you might enjoy coming to the GREAT STRIDES event on Saturday, April 30, 2011, to meet Bahama Llama, to feed him his favorite snack, or to take a picture with him. And don’t worry; he doesn’t spit! He's a former show llama, so he's fluffy, gentle, friendly and very well-mannered.

Happy Trails!

 

To learn more about CF and the CF Foundation, visit www.cff.org.

Llama Lips

LLAMA LIPS

March 20, 2011

WHEN A LLAMA EATS, 

IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S PLAYING THE PIANO!

Click just once on the video below
to watch as Dalai Llama and Barack O’Llama
pretend to run their fingers up and down a keyboard
while they enjoy some teeny-tiny snacks:

Did you notice that their split upper lips move independently?

Take a look at these lovely llama lips:

Barack O'Llama Shows Off His
Gorgeous Lips

 Guess what lies beneath the upper lips? 

Nothing! 

Llamas have NO upper front incisors!

Here’s a partial view of Dalai Llama's palate. 

Can you tell that he wasn’t fully cooperating for this photo?

Dalai Llama Reveals That
Llamas Don't Have Upper Front Teeth

Instead of upper front teeth, llamas have hardened gums.

These gums serve as a firm cutting board
for the llama’s lower front teeth
to chop up hay or grass or pellets.

So…do llamas bite you when taking food from your hand? 

No! 

Llamas don’t have upper front teeth!!! 

 They merely tickle your cupped hand. 

It’s fun to feed llamas, 

so the next time you're at a private zoo that houses a pack of llamas, 

be sure to watch the llamas' lips grasp, flap, quiver 

and pretend to play the piano 

as these hilarious animals enjoy 

grass, hay or treats provided to you only by the zookeeper.

(Llamas have a delicate diet, so please don't bring the llamas your own treats.)

Here’s a video of Dalai Llama devouring one of his favorite treats--
a very large bundle of fresh grass.
Yummy! Click once for a laugh!

 

Happy Trails from Mama Llama!

Llama Show Dropouts

LLAMA SHOW DROPOUTS

March 5, 2011

Everyone knows that there are dog shows, cat shows and horse shows. BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE LLAMA SHOWS? Just imagine 100 llamas getting together to determine which one has the best wool, the best body (conformation), or is the highest jumper or the best all around. Strange but true!

If you want to do something really different, why not attend a llama show? These animal adventures take place in various parts of the country, and the schedule is published at: https://secure.lamaregistry.com/news/calendar-of-events.php

The llamas of ShangriLlama all come from parents that have won Grand Champion, Reserve Champion or blue-ribbon prizes. And all the llamas here have won prizes themselves at llama shows. But once a llama decides he doesn't want to compete anymore, not much can be done except let the animal become a llama show dropout. So instead of training to pose, walking through obstacle courses, jumping high or pulling a cart, these llamas spend their days wrestling with each other, lying in the sun or cooling in their air-conditioned barn, or socializing with visitors, and they especially like to eat, eat and eat! Sounds like a fun schedule to me! If there were a competition for gorgeous, pampered, friendly, overfed former show llamas, then Mama Llama’s entire pack would win.

Just how playful are the ShangriLlama llamas? Here’s a video clip of  Dalai Llama taking a piggyback ride then cheating at wrestling with Barack O'Llama. Click just once to enjoy!

Happy Trails from Mama Llama!