camelids
Llamas and alpacas
Camelids are the family of large mammals that includes camels, llamas, alpacas, guanacos, and vicuñas.
All share distinctive features: long necks, padded feet, and the ability to thrive in harsh environments.
The Old World camels (dromedary and Bactrian) are desert animals; the South American species inhabit high Andes terrain.
Camelids were among the earliest domesticated animals.
Domesticated Andean pack animal
- alpacaFleece-producing Andean camelid
- vicuñaWild Andean camelid
- guanacoWild Andean llama relative
- altiplanoElevated mountainous plain
Andes · Peru · Bolivia · Inca · Quechua · terrace · cordillera · sacred
Mammal with hooves
- hoofedHaving hard feet
- even-toedHaving paired hoof digits
- herbivorePlant-only consumer
- ruminantMulti-stomached grazing mammal
cud-chewing · hump · padded feet · split lip · long neck · eyelashes · spitting · kicking
Fiber from Andean livestock
- vicuñaWild Andean camelid
- fleeceWool still on sheep
- cashmereFine goat-derived textile
- spinningRevolving around an axis
weaving · yarn · softness · luxury · pashmina · carding · felting · handspun
Traveling group with goods
- oasisFertile desert spot
- SaharaLargest hot desert
- GobiCentral Asian arid region
- dunesWind-formed sand ridges
arid · nomad · Bedouin · sandstorm · hump · sirocco · scorching · mirage
llama
Domesticated Andean pack animal
altiplano · Andes · Peru · Bolivia · Inca · Quechua · terrace · cordillera · sacred · Chile
ungulate
Mammal with hooves
ruminant · cud-chewing · hump · padded feet · split lip · long neck · eyelashes · spitting · kicking · grazing
alpaca wool
Fiber from Andean livestock
spinning · weaving · yarn · softness · luxury · pashmina · carding · felting · handspun · textile
caravan
Traveling group with goods
dunes · arid · nomad · Bedouin · sandstorm · hump · sirocco · scorching · mirage · water storage
pastoralism
Mobile livestock husbandry
- herdersLivestock guardians and guides
- flockAnimals gathered together
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
grazing · husbandry · breeding · shearing · domestication · droving · ranching · enclosure · fodder · pasture
pack
Group or compress
- cargoTransported goods
- loadCarried weight or burden
- saddlebagsBags draped over mounts
panniers · caravan · transport · freight · beast of burden · hauling · portage · goods · merchant · Silk Road
- Andean agriculturequinoa, potatoes, potato, terraces, terrace farming
- ancient transportsledges, rafts, dugout canoes, canoes, watercraft
- AndesAndes, alpaca, altiplano, Aconcagua, Lake Titicaca