Are Llamas Religious Saints?

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I believe there are a lot of people who confuse the Lama monks, such as the Dalai Lama, and the llama as the animal with one another, well, if you didn't get mixed up from the beginning, at least you are smarter than I was when I was younger, 'cause I though how come the animal can be monks? Or the monks be the animal? It never accord to me that they were two different species and with just a little spelling difference all together.

Anyway, that was just a bit of my childhood experience trying to figure things out myself. I saw a Disney animation movie called "The Emperor's New Groove" and I was pleasantly amused on the fact that one of the characters turned into a llama due to mistakenly drank a llama potion! Now llamas are from Andes Mountains in South America, and they are a domesticated form of the guanaco, with a larger body and more powerful legs. Its thick fur can be brown, black or white. Like the guanaco, the llama is sure-footed, which makes it ideal for journeys along narrow mountain paths. Before horses and donkeys were introduced to South America, it was the only animal that could be used to carry food and goods. It was also used as food, leather and fur, which could be made into something useful, like ropes.

As I have mentioned before that a character got turned into a llama in "The Emperor's New Groove", it turns out that llamas can indeed grow up to as big as a human can be! A full-sized llama is between 1.7 meters (5.5 ft) and 1.8 meters (6 ft) tall at the top of the head. They can weigh between approximately 130 kilograms (280 lb) and 200 kilograms (450 lb).

Do you know how long can a mama llama is pregnant for before giving birth to her baby? It's a grueling and painful period of 11½ months (350 days)! Dams (female llamas) do not lick off their babies, as they have an attached tongue which does not reach outside of the mouth more than half an inch. Rather, they will nuzzle and hum to their newborns. A baby llama (called a cria) can weigh between 9.1 kilograms (20 lb) and 14 kilograms (30 lb) at birth.