LLAMA PSA

Following a google search here for dangerous llamas, I came across this interesting article on Dangerous Behavior In Llamas by Alvin Bean. Given all the Valentine Llama crap that's started to appear, I thought this would provide some useful counterbalancing information.

I'd say that Bean knows her stuff:

The Aggressive Llama

This llama is usually an "over-handled" llama who is intact (an un-gelded male), has often been bred, and has received no training or intervention. However, in our experience, we have seen llamas who had no prior history become aggressive later in life without obvious provocation except for management changes. Behaviors include:

- screaming at people on sight
- spitting on people on sight
- charging fence lines and attempting to bite or spit on people on the other side, and/or attempting to jump over or get through the fence

If people should enter the enclosure the llama may:

- charge at full gallop and hit the human with chest and knees
- bite
- rear
- stomp

Usually this results in minor or major human injuries (although no deaths from this type of behavior have ever been documented).

Sums us up pretty well, dontcha think? [But Sooper Sekret Message to Alvin - there's no documentation because we're also experts at hiding the bodies.]

Just don't even ask about "Berserk Llamas".