Let me introduce you to "The Dark Knight". This is the papered name of Farmerboy's newest addition to his flock. He is a handsome black and white llama that has the most endearing large brown eyes that you have ever seen!
"The Dark Knight" has been christened with the more common name Luke by Farmerboy. Luke's long curly tresses are so soft. They took me by surprise. I thought they would lean more to the texture of sheep's wool.... definitely NOT the case. :)
As you can see, he isn't very tall but has long ears that remind me of a donkey's. Did you know that llamas do not have teeth on the top of their mouth? Just a hard pallet. Their lower teeth are similar to the shape of our upper teeth. Luke is the most fascinating animal and was as curious about me as I was of him. He kept walking up to me and allowing me to pet and talk to him. He is a very endearing 2 year old. :)
I wish that this photo had sound. Luke kept humming as he walked around. Here he is with Farmerboy as they hummed a tune to each other. After they were done, Luke put his nose up against my son's. I have never seen such a gentle soul as this wondrous critter. The little lambs were not sure what to think of him (his hair is trimmed in a show cut), but Ariel and Lego accepted him into the group. I am sure Luke will win them all over, and they will soon be great friends.
No comments:
Post a Comment