Geneva, Aug 26 (EFE).Geneva, Aug 26 (EFE). — Llamas, a camelid native to the Andes of South America, are being used to guard sheep in the Swiss Alps, breaking the stranglehold that dogs have had for ...

Sheep farmers have used dogs for centuries to protect their flocks from predators. But in recent years, another animal has joined the effort: the llama. "All of a sudden that seems to be taking off.

He was called Little Man, a white llama with gentle brown eyes, and he took his guard job seriously. When the recent Cajon Pass brush fire roared through Hesperia rancher Bruce Schumacher’s 10-acre ...

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Spitting, kicking and a strange noise akin to a squeaky door hinge are enough to convince even the most vicious predators to move on. That is the thought behind the guard llama.

A llama in County Clare has been tasked with the important job of watching over a flock of sheep, and he's the only one this farmer trusts to do it well. Tom Gleeson, 75, has enlisted the services of ...

Chad and Colleen Warren''s best shepherd of their 250 sheep is tall and furry with remarkably long legs and neck, and comes from South America. At first sight, you wouldn''t expect it to be much help ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Andrea Parent-Tibbetts owner of Clover Brook Farm in Hyde Park, New York, about leaping llamas, an event at the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival where animals compete to ...

RURAL CAMARGO – The trouble with keeping animals is that sometimes they're bound to get out. Local police officers have dealt with plenty of escapees – cows and horses, probably even sheep. Tuesday's ...

ENUMCLAW, Wash. — The Northern Lights on Friday night were a once-in-a-lifetime experience for many residents across western Washington, including the four-legged residents of a sheep sanctuary. The ...

EAST AMWELL TWP. — The 16th Annual Sheep & Fiber Festival will take place 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sept. 11 and 12, rain or shine, at the 4-H Fairgrounds on Route 179. Activities and attractions planned ...

The animals don't charge for work and are happy to do it. — -- Chicago's O'Hare International Airport landscaping team doesn't consist of a group of people using lawn mowers and other gardening ...

The Sheep and Wool Festival returns this weekend to the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, where the fuzzy celebration has been taking place since 1980. Some 40,000 people are expected to ...