Llama hiking information

Llama hiking, also known as llama trekking or llama caravanning, is an activity where llamas accompany people on hiking and walking trips, including eco-tourism. Expeditions can last from as little as a few hours to several days. For longer trips the llamas often carry up to three days trekking supplies or cargo in purpose-built pack saddles so the people with them can carry as little as a day backpack.^[1] Treks are also offered, accompanied by the closely related alpaca.^[2]

Llamas have padded feet similar to those of a dog, which lets them easily traverse steep and rocky paths while being more environmentally friendly to the ground than horse hooves.^[3] They also can use narrower paths reducing disturbances to vegetation.^[1] Llamas have both a thick undercoat and a woolly topcoat which protects them from the cold. A three-compartment stomach helps them cope with poor quality food sources.^[3] A llama can carry about 25% of its body weight with no problem. So an average animal of 300 pounds (136 kg) can carry around 75 pounds (34 kg) of equipment in its packs.^{[citation needed]}

Llamas' excellent endurance combined with biddable and peaceful natures makes them suitable pack animals for hill walking, unlike more stubborn animals such as mules.^[4] People that might not usually participate in endurance walking go llamas hiking, including couples looking for some romantic time together, or walking parties that include disabled children.^[5]

^ ^a ^b Louise Southerden, "Kaikoura's natural wonders delight on land and sea", San Francisco Chronicle, page M4, March 27, 2011.
^ Rees, Paul A. (3 July 2013). Dictionary of Zoo Biology and Animal Management. John Wiley & Sons. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-118-50026-2. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b Julia Barnes, Camels and llamas at work, p. 23
^ Cite error: The named reference hill was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Michael Forsythe (2006-02-08). "Getting calmer with a llama". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2010-11-10.

[blos-1] Louise Southerden, "Kaikoura's natural wonders delight on land and sea", San Francisco Chronicle, page M4, March 27, 2011.

[2] Rees, Paul A. (3 July 2013). Dictionary of Zoo Biology and Animal Management. John Wiley & Sons. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-118-50026-2. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[calaw-3] Julia Barnes, Camels and llamas at work, p. 23

[hill-4] Cite error: The named reference hill was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] Michael Forsythe (2006-02-08). "Getting calmer with a llama". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2010-11-10.

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