Weird stuff that seems to check out. I wouldn’t think that they could adapt to that.
It’s National Llama day** so I thought it would be fitting to share these images of a rare encounter with ACTUAL WILD Llamas spotted in the Hoh Rainforest!
Yes there are WILD Llamas in the Hoh Rainforest, this is due to the unfortunate event of them becoming naturalized in the rainforest after having escaped a farm many (Llama) generations ago.They have migrated dozens of miles and I was shocked to stumble upon them deep in the Hoh Rainforest miles up the Hoh river atleast 20 miles away from any homesteads. While this was quite shocking and silly it is unfortunate because they do not belong here and can trample precious vegetation that takes decades to establish itself.They have been able to survive because they are actually quite tough and can stand their ground against many predators.So when visiting the Hoh Rainforest, be on the look out, you never know what random creatures you may stumble upon
** Who knew?
I suppose the tree octopuses are now too endangered to keep their numbers in check ; )
https://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
When I spent time at the Orthodox monasteries in the Kodiak Archipelago, the two monks had a pair of llamas someone had given them. Mostly what they did was carry driftwood up from the beach for fuel. But it was diverting to see them in the coastal rainforest.
In the late 70s, I backpacked all over the Olympic National Park.
Some sources claim that the Park has the highest density of Cougars in the lower 48.
If these Llamas are surviving there, they must be tough indeed.
Camel relatives of llamas used to live in North America up until the end of the ice age and it was probably humans that caused their local extinction. In a way, these llamas may be filling a niche that was occupied 11,000 years ago by a distant cousin.