Lefttop The Cama is around 3,000-6,000 USD Essays - Camelids

lefttop The Cama is around 3,000-6,000 USD A Camel can be from 2,000 to 20,000 USD A Llama can be from 1,500 to 6,000 USD CAMA- Crossed with a camel and a llama Cama can reach 49 to 57 inches in height (at the shoulder) and 180 to 1.000 pounds of weight. Cama is covered with soft fur that is slightly shorter than the fleece of llama. Cama has short ears, long tail and cloven hooves. It doesn't have hump on the back. Cama is a herbivore. Its diet is based on various types of shrubs. Just like camel Cama was created by crossbreeding male camel with female llama. Mixing of male llama and female camel proved to be unsuccessful. Cama was created via artificial insemination due to great differences in the size of camel and llama (camel is 6 times heavier than llama). Intrauterine development of cama lasts 343 days, just like in llama (335 to 360 days). Compared with baby llama (22 pounds) and baby camel (66 pounds), baby cama is very small and weighs only 11 pounds at birth. Cama vocalizes like camel. Goal of mixing of camel and llama was to create large and strong animal with cooperative temper that can be used as a pack animal in harsh desert climate. Llama and camel have the same number of chromosomes (74). Even number of chromosomes results in equal division of genetic material during gametogenesis, which is essential for the successful fertilization. CITATIONS- http://www.softschools.com/facts/hybrid_animals/cama_facts/2696/