#camelidae

[inatungulates]

Alpaca Lama pacos

With James's flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi

Observed by marineflo, CC BY-NC

[snototter]

A dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) in Morocco

by Alexandre Roux

[rombology]

My needlefelt bactrian camel, Humphrey! He is the largest project I have made so far (quarter for scale). His core is felted out of a polyester stuffing and his outer layer is mostly wool - I began to run out of my sandy-beige wool and had to bring in some mystery gold fiber from a thrifted yarn (still not sure what it is...).

They're really hard to see, but I gave him little eyelashes.

[valentino-gemelas]

🦙

[dharmaart]

Camel study

Watercolour and fineliners on paper.

[artechoceneexplorer]

Trotting through the open woodlands of southern North America is an animal belonging to a new kind of horned herbivore unique to the Americas, the Ten-horned Macallama (Hoplolama decaceras).

The Macallamas (Hoplolaminae) are a group of American camelids that can be found across North and Central America, with their most unique characteristic being their horns of all shapes, numbers and sizes that adorn their necks. These are used mainly for intraspecific combat, but can be just as effectively used for defence against predators. They are not bony horns like those of bovines however, but composed entirely of keratin, the same material as their hair.

The Ten-horned Macallama is a pretty good representative member for this group: It's a medium sized, generalist low browser common across its habitat. It lives in small mixed groups outside of the breeding season, keeping a collective eye out for predators. During said breeding season, they congregate so males can fight for the access to females.

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Guanaco?

Have you seen the guanaco (Lama guanicoe)?

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Voting ended onFeb 11

[heppatitus]

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