After all, the camel and the llama hail from the same family tree and were one species millions of years ago. "In theory you end up with an animal that is halfway in height between the two with a ...

Llamas are cute, but what makes them even better human companions is their gentleness and empathy. People from their native ...

Not long ago, hybrid animals were something you’d only hear about in science labs or biology textbooks. But things are ...

Comprised of three extant species, Camelus dromedarius, Camelus bactrianus, and Camelus ferus, camels are an even-toed ungulate in the Camelidae family (which includes llamas and alpacas). The fossil ...

With their expressive faces and unusually shaped bodies, mammals within the camelid family—including camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, and guanacos—are not the first groups of animals that ...

They’re both in the camel family and live in South America, but alpacas and llamas aren’t the same species. There are two types of modern alpaca: huacayas, which have a fluffy, wooly look you ...

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesia, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, UCSF, about how nanobodies could help in the fight ...

Relatives of the camel and the alpaca, llamas are quiet, docile and sometimes affectionate — smaller than a horse, with soulful eyes and a huggable neck.