NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

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
imageLlamas In a pen, Pasajes, Tarija, Bolivia. Insights/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

With 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...

Read more: Llamas are having a moment in the US, but they've been icons in South America for millennia

More Articles ...

  1. FDA authorized first over-the-counter COVID-19 test – useful but not a game changer
  2. The top scientific breakthrough for 2020 was understanding SARS-CoV-2 and how it causes COVID-19 – and then developing multiple vaccines
  3. Why retired generals rarely lead the Pentagon
  4. As heavenly bodies converge, many ask: Is the Star of Bethlehem making a comeback?
  5. 10 reasons why Anthony Fauci was ready to be the face of the US pandemic response
  6. Why the Puritans cracked down on celebrating Christmas
  7. Cuba redobla el acoso a quienes piden libertades creativas después de diálogo 'inédito' con artistas
  8. Black candidates can win in swing districts
  9. Wildfire smoke changes dramatically as it ages, and that matters for downwind air quality – here's what we learned flying through smoke plumes
  10. President Trump's use of the authoritarian playbook will have lasting consequences
  11. Cuba cracks down on artists who demanded creative freedoms after 'unprecedented' government negotiations
  12. US nonprofits raised $2.5 billion on Giving Tuesday in 2020
  13. 4 signs that food pantries improve the diets of low-income people
  14. 5 ways MacKenzie Scott’s $5.8 billion commitment to social and economic justice is a model for other donors
  15. Museum specimens could help fight the next pandemic – why preserving collections is crucial to future scientific discoveries
  16. Americans aren't getting enough to eat during the coronavirus pandemic – here's what's happening in Los Angeles County
  17. K-12 schools need to take cyberattacks more seriously
  18. The reality of Black men's love lives and marriages is very different than what's usually shown on TV – I spent years actually talking to them
  19. Why being stuck at home – and unable to hang out in cafes and bars – drains our creativity
  20. Companies accused of crimes get more digital privacy rights than people under new Trump policy
  21. COVID-19 means a lot more work for families of children with disabilities, but schools can help
  22. Will going out in the cold give you a cold?
  23. Was Jesus really born in Bethlehem? Why the Gospels disagree over the circumstances of Christ's birth
  24. The coronavirus vaccine: A doctor answers 5 questions
  25. Racial stereotypes drive students of color away from STEM, but many still persist
  26. What vaccine distribution planners can learn from Amazon and Walmart
  27. Virgin births from parthenogenesis: How females from some species can reproduce without males
  28. COVID-19 further exposes inequalities in the global financial system
  29. Armenians displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh fear their medieval churches will be destroyed
  30. Ancient Greek desire to resolve civil strife resonates today – but Athenian justice would be a 'bitter pill' in modern America
  31. It takes a lot of energy for machines to learn – here's why AI is so power-hungry
  32. Plastic pipes are polluting drinking water systems after wildfires – it's a risk in urban fires, too
  33. Pardon me? An ethicist's guide to what is proper when it comes to presidential pardons
  34. On the first day of Christmas...teachers got a legal headache over blurring the line between church and state
  35. Who is doing all those COVID-19 tests? Why you should care about medical laboratory professionals
  36. A hospital that prescribes free nutritious food to families who need more than medical care
  37. Puerto Rico wants statehood – but only Congress can make it the 51st state in the United States
  38. Why getting back to 'normal' doesn't have to involve police in schools
  39. W.E.B. Du Bois embraced science to fight racism as editor of NAACP's magazine The Crisis
  40. Taking fish out of fish feed can make aquaculture a more sustainable food source
  41. Mermaids aren't real – but they've fascinated people around the world for ages
  42. My university will be getting COVID-19 vaccines soon – here's how my team will get doses into arms
  43. Masks and mandates: How individual rights and government regulation are both necessary for a free society
  44. From the White House to ancient Athens: Hypocrisy is no match for partisanship
  45. Biden's chance to revive US tradition of inserting ethics in foreign policy
  46. What is a neural network? A computer scientist explains
  47. Why do so few clergy serve in Congress?
  48. Arecibo telescope's fall is indicative of global divide around funding science infrastructure
  49. The Marshall Islands could be wiped out by climate change – and their colonial history limits their ability to save themselves
  50. Why paying people to get the coronavirus vaccine won't work