Apple QuickTime movie of Llamas at the Utica Zoo. Adaptations Llamas have thick fur for protecting themselves from prey attacking them. They have long, strong hind legs to run. They can run up to 40 m.p.h. They have long, flat, sharp teeth to eat grass, and chop it up.
Llamas are cud-chewers.
Cud chewers are animals that chew their food, swallow it, spit the food up that they ate, and chew it again. They have long ears that stand up so that they can hear the prey sneaking up on them. They also have eyes on the side of their heads so they can have a full vision of what is happening. Llamas are used mostly by humans. They use them in several ways.