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a fluffy diplomat who negotiates conflict by spitting projectile stomach contents at offenders
means A long-necked, woolly South American mammal of the camel family, domesticated by Andean peoples as a pack animal and source of wool.
from From Spanish 'llama,' which the conquistadors borrowed from Quechua, the language of the Andes, after encountering the animal in the empire we now call the Inca. The spelling kept the Spanish double-L (pronounced like a 'y' in 'llama'), which is why English speakers often trip over it — and why it shares its written shape, by pure coincidence, with the unrelated 'llama' meaning 'flame' in Spanish.
- spit ammo
- Spit contains partially digested food, not just saliva
- natural guards
- Used to protect sheep flocks from coyotes
- humming
- They hum to communicate and signal mood
- high altitude
- Thrive in Andes mountains above 13,000 feet
- orgling
- Males make a strange gurgling call while mating
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