-Llamas, are members of the camelid family, who include camels, alpacas, guanaco, and vicuña, which are known collectively as lamoids. -Camelids first appeared on the Central Plains of North America about forty million years ago. About three million years ago, llamas’ ancestors migrated to South America. -Llamas are vegetarians and have very efficient digestive systems. In addition, the llama (and other camelids) have an extremely long and complex large intestine. The large intestine's role in d