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(unguligrade involves most of the weight of the animal supported by the hoofs, in contrast with "digitigrade," where the toes touch the ground, or "plantigrade," where the entire foot is on the ground, as in humans.) there are three other camelids in south america, the domesticated llama (lama glama)
pounds) in weight (grzimek et al. ). alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the andes of ecuador, southern peru , northern bolivia , and northern chile at an altitude of to meters ( - feet) above sea-level, throughout the year (grzimek et al. ). as with all the south american camelids...
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