This page has discusses their temperament, how they are with children, fencing, transportation, birthing and babies, and more. This search engine looks for a single word or phrase in the site, it is not designed to input a question. In South America not only the pumas eat them, but thousands are slaughtered for meat every year. In North America, most breeders shudder at the thought, but there are a few every year that end up in the freezer. Llama meat being air dried for jerky in a remote Andean village in Chile.
Llamas have to be the calmest, most tolerant livestock there is.
They are very quiet, never complaining if their human servants are a little late putting out their hay or feed. The occasional one will get a little pushy over food, but mostly they are pretty laid back. When visitors to our farm meet llamas for the first time they are invariably amazed by how friendly and gentle they are. Often in the evenings, just before dark, the young ones will get frisky and run around the pasture, pronking, or bouncing with all four feet off the ground. This is often catchy and the adults will join in the chase.