Llamas are having a moment in the US, but they've been icons in South America for millennia
- Written by Emily Wakild, Professor of History and Director, Environmental Studies Program, Boise State University
Llamas In a pen, Pasajes, Tarija, Bolivia.
Insights/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesWith their long eyelashes, banana-shaped ears, upturned mouths and stocky bodies covered with curly wool, llamas look like creatures that walked out of a Dr. Seuss story. And now they’re celebrities in the U.S.
Because of their gentle and docile...