Palaeolama (SciiFii)

The stout-legged llama (Palaeolama mirifica) is a species of laminoid camelid that originally lived from the Late Pliocene to the Early Holocene (1.8 to 0.011 Ma) of North America and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced throughout the forests, meadows, open woodlands, grasslands, and high altitude mountainous regions across North America to help boost biodiversity. The stout-legged llama has a slender head, elongate snout, and stocky legs, hence its name. It usually weighs around 300 kilograms (660 lb), surpassing the weight of domestic llamas (Lama glama). It is a specialized forest browser and is often found in association with equids, tapirs, deer, and mammoths. Although it is almost exclusively a browser of plants high in C3, it has a mixed and/or intermediate seasonal diet consisting of primarily leaves and fruits, with some grass. Just like domestic llamas and wild llamas/guanacos (Lama guanicoe), the stout-legged llama organizes into bands (consisting of a single male and multiple females) and troops (consisting exclusively of young males sometimes described as "bachelors"). Typically, band territories are defended by resident males while troops remain more or less free roaming until they form bands of their own. The conservation status of the stout-legged llama is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the stout-legged llama's wide natural range and its tolerance to most of human activities.
Category:Animals
Category:Species
Category:SciiFii