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Book LLAMAS and US  Our thirty years with llamas

Download or read book LLAMAS and US Our thirty years with llamas written by Sharon Watson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-05-25 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Llamas took us on an adventure of a life time. this is not a 'how to' book but a book of the adventures and lessons we learned and the joys of owning llamas. Included are stories that made an impact on our learning experience and our relationship with these unique creatures. Things that worked and things that didn't. I have also included some llama facts and interesting articles about llamas.

Book Inka Bird Idiom

    Book Details:
  • Author : Claudia Brosseder
  • Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
  • Release : 2025-07-15
  • ISBN : 0822989654
  • Pages : 757 pages

Download or read book Inka Bird Idiom written by Claudia Brosseder and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2025-07-15 with total page 757 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From majestic Amazonian macaws and highland Andean hawks to tiny colorful tanagers and tall flamingos, birds and their feathers played an important role in the Inka empire. Claudia Brosseder uncovers the many meanings that Inkas attached to the diverse fowl of the Amazon, the eastern Andean foothills, and the highlands. She shows how birds and feathers shaped Inka politics, launched wars, and initiated peace. Feathers provided protection against unpredictable enemies, made possible communication with deities, and brought an imagined Inka past into a political present. Richly textured contexts of feathered objects recovered from Late Horizon archaeological records and from sixteenth- and seventeenth-century accounts written by Spanish interlocutors enable new insights into Inka visions of interspecies relationships, an Inka ontology, and Inka views of the place of the human in their ecology. Inka Bird Idiom invites reconsideration of the deep intellectual ties that connected the Amazon and the mountain forests with the Andean highlands and the Pacific coast.

Book Decisions of the Office of Administrative Law Judges and Office of Administrative Appeals

Download or read book Decisions of the Office of Administrative Law Judges and Office of Administrative Appeals written by United States. Department of Labor. Office of Administrative Law Judges and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Earth  Water  Fleece and Fabric

Download or read book Earth Water Fleece and Fabric written by Penny Dransart and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a richly detailed examination of the practices of spinning yarn from the fleece of llamas and alpacas, Earth, Water, Fleece and Fabric explores the relationship that herders of the present and of the past have maintained with their herd animals in the Andes. Dransart juxtaposes an ethnography of an Aymara herding community, based on more than ten years fieldwork in Isluga in the Chilean highlands, with archaeological material from excavations in the Atacama desert. Impeccably researched, this book is the first systematic study to set the material culture of pastoral communities against an understanding of the long-term effects of herding practices.

Book Rituals of Respect

    Book Details:
  • Author : Inge Bolin
  • Publisher : University of Texas Press
  • Release : 2010-06-28
  • ISBN : 0292791879
  • Pages : 312 pages

Download or read book Rituals of Respect written by Inge Bolin and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the remoteness of their mountain retreat, the herders of Chillihuani, Peru, recognize that respect for others is the central and most significant element of all thought and action," observes Inge Bolin. "Without respect, no society, no civilization, can flourish for long. Without respect, humanity is doomed and so is the earth, sustainer of all life." In this beautifully written ethnography, Bolin describes the rituals of respect that maintain harmonious relations among people, the natural world, and the realm of the gods in an isolated Andean community of llama and alpaca herders that reaches up to 16,500 feet. Bolin was the first foreigner to visit Chillihuani, and she was permitted to participate in private family rituals, as well as public ceremonies. In turn, she allows the villagers to explain the meaning of their rituals in their own words. From these first-hand experiences, Bolin offers an intimate portrait of an annual ritual cycle that dates back to Inca and pre-Inca times, including the ancient Pukllay; weddings; the Fiesta de Santiago, with its horse races on the top of the world; and Peru's Independence Day, when the Rituals of Respect for elders and young people alike are carried out within male and female hierarchies reminiscent of Inca times.

Book Llama and Alpaca Care

    Book Details:
  • Author : Chris Cebra
  • Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
  • Release : 2013-12-12
  • ISBN : 032324291X
  • Pages : 804 pages

Download or read book Llama and Alpaca Care written by Chris Cebra and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-12-12 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Veterinary Medicine** Designed for the mixed practice large animal veterinarian, veterinary students, and camelid caretakers alike, Llama and Alpaca Care covers all major body systems, herd health, physical examination, nutrition, reproduction, surgery, anesthesia, and multisystem diseases of llamas and alpacas. Written by world-renowned camelid specialists and experts in the field, this comprehensive and uniquely global text offers quick access to the most current knowledge in this area. With coverage ranging from basic maintenance such as restraint and handling to more complex topics including anesthesia and surgery, this text provides the full range of knowledge required for the management of llamas and alpacas. "..an essential text for anyone working with South American camelids." Reviewed by Claire E. Whitehead on behalf of Veterinary Record, July 2015 - Over 500 full-color images provide detailed, highly illustrated coverage of all major body systems, physical examination, nutrition, anesthesia, fluid therapy, multisystem diseases, and surgical disorders. - World-renowned camelid experts and specialists in the field each bring a specific area of expertise for a uniquely global text. - Comprehensive herd health content includes handling techniques, vaccinations, biosecurity, and protecting the herd from predators. - Coverage of anesthesia and analgesia includes the latest information on pharmacokinetics of anesthetic drugs, chemical restraint, injectable and inhalation anesthesia, neuroanesthesia, and pain management. - Reproduction section contains information on breeding management, lactation, infertility, and embryo transfer. - Nutrition information offers detailed nutritional requirements and discusses feeding management systems and feeding behavior.

Book Llamas beyond the Andes

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  • Author : Marcia Stephenson
  • Publisher : University of Texas Press
  • Release : 2023-12-12
  • ISBN : 1477328424
  • Pages : 555 pages

Download or read book Llamas beyond the Andes written by Marcia Stephenson and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2023-12-12 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Camelids are vital to the cultures and economies of the Andes. The animals have also been at the heart of ecological and social catastrophe: Europeans overhunted wild vicuña and guanaco and imposed husbandry and breeding practices that decimated llama and alpaca flocks that had been successfully tended by Indigenous peoples for generations. Yet the colonial encounter with these animals was not limited to the New World. Llamas beyond the Andes tells the five-hundred-year history of animals removed from their native habitats and transported overseas. Initially Europeans prized camelids for the bezoar stones found in their guts: boluses of ingested matter that were thought to have curative powers. Then the animals themselves were shipped abroad as exotica. As Europeans and US Americans came to recognize the economic value of camelids, new questions emerged: What would these novel sources of protein and fiber mean for the sheep industry? And how best to cultivate herds? Andeans had the expertise, but knowledge sharing was rarely easy. Marcia Stephenson explores the myriad scientific, commercial, and cultural interests that have attended camelids globally, making these animals a critical meeting point for diverse groups from the North and South.

Book Llama Llama Zippity Zoom

Download or read book Llama Llama Zippity Zoom written by Anna Dewdney and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Llama Llama ZIP! Llama Llama ZOOM! Llama Llama Red Pajama VROOM, VROOM, VROOM! On the playground, Llama goes fast! Llama zips by on his scooter and swishes down the slide--whoosh! Younger audiences will love doing as Llama does in this supremely adorable fourth board book.

Book Animals in Religion

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  • Author : Barbara Allen
  • Publisher : Reaktion Books
  • Release : 2016-06-15
  • ISBN : 1780236050
  • Pages : 555 pages

Download or read book Animals in Religion written by Barbara Allen and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2016-06-15 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animals in Religion explores the role of animals within a wide range of religious traditions. Exploring countless stories and myths passed down orally and in many religious texts, Barbara Allen—herself a practicing minister—offers a fascinating history of the ways animals have figured in our spiritual lives, whether they have been Christian, Jewish, Muslim, or any number of lesser-known religions. Some of the figures here will be familiar, such as St. Francis of Assisi, famous for his accord with animals, or that beloved remover of obstacles, Ganesha, the popular elephant god in the Hindu pantheon. Delving deeper, Allen highlights the numerous ways that our religious practices have honored and relied upon our animal brethren. She examines the principle of ahimsa, or nonviolence, which has Jains sweeping the pathways before them so as not to kill any insects, as well as the similar principle in Judaism of ts’ar ba’alei chayim and the notion in some sects of Islam that all living creatures are Muslim. From ancient Egypt to the Druids to the indigenous cultures of North America and Australia, Allen tells story after story that emphasizes the same message: all species are spiritually connected.

Book Performing Kinship

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  • Author : Krista E. Van Vleet
  • Publisher : University of Texas Press
  • Release : 2009-01-27
  • ISBN : 0292773773
  • Pages : 288 pages

Download or read book Performing Kinship written by Krista E. Van Vleet and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2009-01-27 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the highland region of Sullk'ata, located in the rural Bolivian Andes, habitual activities such as sharing food, work, and stories create a sense of relatedness among people. Through these day-to-day interactions—as well as more unusual events—individuals negotiate the affective bonds and hierarchies of their relationships. In Performing Kinship, Krista E. Van Vleet reveals the ways in which relatedness is evoked, performed, and recast among the women of Sullk'ata. Portraying relationships of camaraderie and conflict, Van Vleet argues that narrative illuminates power relationships, which structure differences among women as well as between women and men. She also contends that in the Andes gender cannot be understood without attention to kinship. Stories such as that of the young woman who migrates to the city to do domestic work and later returns to the highlands voicing a deep ambivalence about the traditional authority of her in-laws provide enlightening examples of the ways in which storytelling enables residents of Sullk'ata to make sense of events and link themselves to one another in a variety of relationships. A vibrant ethnography, Performing Kinship offers a rare glimpse into an compelling world.

Book Along Came a Llama

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  • Author : Ruth Janette Ruck
  • Publisher : Faber & Faber
  • Release : 2020-09-29
  • ISBN : 0571363202
  • Pages : 260 pages

Download or read book Along Came a Llama written by Ruth Janette Ruck and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *WATERSTONES WELSH BOOK OF THE MONTH* My Family and Other Animals meets The Secret Life of Cows: this rediscovered gem tells the charming tale of how a baby llama transformed a Welsh farming family forever (with a foreword by John Lewis-Stempel). Things llamas like: Snaffling cherry brandy, Easter eggs, and the Radio Times. Fluttering movie star eyelashes at surprised visitors. Curling up in 'tea-cosy' position by the fire. Orbiting, helicoptering, and oompahing. Humming along to classical music. Locking victims in the lavatory. Things llamas dislike: Having toenails trimmed by a visiting circus. Being adopted mother to an orphaned lamb. Invitations to star on Blue Peter. Accidentally swimming. Snowdonia's rainfall. The dark. Ruth Ruck's family live on a Welsh mountain farm, no strangers to cow pats on the carpet and nesting hens in the larder. When dark days strike, they embark on a farming experiment to cheer them all up - but raising a baby llama proves more of an adventure than expected .

Book A Manual for the Primary Animal Health Care Worker

Download or read book A Manual for the Primary Animal Health Care Worker written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1994 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Locomotion and Energetics of Llamas and Alpacas Under Free ranging Conditions

Download or read book Locomotion and Energetics of Llamas and Alpacas Under Free ranging Conditions written by Leendert van der Sluijs and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2004 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Incas    Sky

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  • Author : Émile Biémont
  • Publisher : Springer Nature
  • Release :
  • ISBN : 303158418X
  • Pages : 236 pages

Download or read book The Incas Sky written by Émile Biémont and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in the Upper Mantaro and Tarma Drainages  Jun  n  Peru

Download or read book Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in the Upper Mantaro and Tarma Drainages Jun n Peru written by Jeffrey R. Parsons and published by U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An archaeological study of ancient settlement patterns in Peru’s rugged and diverse central highlands.

Book Code of Federal Regulations

Download or read book Code of Federal Regulations written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Official Gazette

Download or read book Official Gazette written by Philippines and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 1052 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: