The+Greater+Llama

Future Animal - The Greater Llama ====Fast-forward into the future, around 20 million years from now, a time where the continents of South America and Africa have been fused together, creating a mountainous and hot environment. This is where the //lama magna// or the Greater Llama lives. This is a personal generation of the futuristic version of the llama. It is the future descendant of the modern day llama (about 30 million years difference). While the word //lama// is simply the genus of the animal, the word //magna// means ‘large’ or ‘tall’, so essentially it means Greater Llama as it has evolved over the years to grow a longer neck and is larger in size.====


 * ====Kingdom: ==== || ====Animalia==== ||
 * ====Phylum: ==== || ====Chordata==== ||
 * ====Class: ==== || ====Mammalia==== ||
 * ====Order: ==== || ====Artiodactyla==== ||
 * ====Family: ==== || ====Camelidae==== ||
 * ====Genus: ==== || ====//Lama//==== ||
 * ====Species: ==== || ====**//L. magum//** ==== ||

====The Greater Llama is a herbivorous animal, feeding primarily on the leaves of medium-sized trees and bark. It grows to approximately seven feet tall (2.13m) and weighs around 200 kg. It is primarily brown and black (with light tan coloured tail) in coat-colour and has a much longer neck (in order to reach the trees from which is feeds on [see figure 1]).====



Habitat.
====Over the many millions of years, the tectonic plates of the world would have shifted and moved, so much so that it is predicted that they will fuse together to make another Laurasia and Gondwanaland-type landmass.====

====The Greater Llama would call home a rocky environment, filled with hot, dry days and cool nights. The main predators to the Greater Llama would be large land predators such as the Black-Backed Jackal.====

**Structural Adaptation 1 – Long Neck.**
====The Greater Llama’s longer neck enables for the animal to reach its food source of leaves off taller tree’s (like that of a giraffe). The longer neck of the Greater Llama enables it to also see over long distances for any dangers such as predators or other Greater Llama herds.====

==== The two-toed structure is basically the same except the toenails are no longer present in the Greater Llama. Because of the dry, hot habitat, the toenails were no longer necessary to the Greater Llama and grew ‘off’. ====

Many animals have long tails for balance but others do not. Shorter tails serve as communication between animals. These include forest and plains dwellers.
====The Greater Llama has a shorter tail for show and communication. Like that of the White-Tailed Deer, the Greater Llama with raise its tail in fear or shock. This serves as a visual aid to other Greater Llamas if they cannot hear the warning whistle.====

Animal herds are usually comprised of one or two males and a dozen or so females and their children. Usually, these herds are not closely-knit and can be separated by other rival herds.
====Greater Llamas travel is close, family units of one older female and male and their children (all female) and their children. The herd will have very few males (perhaps one or two sons) as they exile themselves from the herd to find their own. These herds will usually be very close and playful with one another. This ensures that rival herds will not separate them from one another.====