Melting glaciers in Peru leave behind barren rocky soil that can take decades to be productive again, and can harm local communities with acidic water run-off. Llamas can revitalize these landscapes ...

Lakes in Ontario, Canada, are being depleted of oxygen due to rising salt levels, prompting calls to reduce the use of road salt. “We actually use a lot of salt ...

Archaeologists in Peru have found the naturally mummified remains of five llamas that were sacrificed to the Incan gods about 500 years ago. The mummified llamas are still adorned with the colorful ...

With their long eyelashes, banana-shaped ears, upturned mouths and stocky bodies covered with curly wool, llamas look like creatures that walked out of a Dr. Seuss story. And now they’re celebrities ...

Four beautifully preserved llamas have been discovered at a ritual sacrifice site in Peru. The llamas, still wearing their colorful adornments, serve as the first archaeological evidence linking the ...

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Mummified llamas stashed at a more than 500-year-old site on Peru’s southern coast offer the first direct glimpse of Inca ritual sacrifices of these animals. Colored strings made from the hair of ...

Recent excavations at a 15th century archaeological site on the coast of Peru have revealed an enormous mass burial of 137 children, three adults, and 200 llamas or alpacas. Archaeologists argue that ...

A mass sacrifice at a 15th century archaeological site in Peru saw the ritual killing of over 140 children and over 200 llamas, according to a new study. This is the largest known mass sacrifice of ...

Anthropologists have found evidence of a mass ritual killing that involved the deaths of more than 140 children, three adults, and at least 200 young llamas on the northern coast of Peru. The ...