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Lamoid is a group of South America
South America

South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
n camelid
Camelid

Camelids are members of the biological family Camelidae, the only living family in the suborder Tylopoda. Camels, dromedary, llamas, alpacas, vicu?as, and guanacos are in this group....
s, which includes the guanaco, vicuna
Vicuņa

The vicu?a or vicugna is one of two wild South American camelids, along with the guanaco, which live in the high alpine areas of the Andes....
, alpaca
Alpaca

The Alpaca is a Domestication species of South American camelid. It resembles a small llama in superficial appearance.Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of Ecuador, southern Peru, northern Bolivia, and northern Chile at an altitude of to meters above sea-level, throughout the year....
 and llama
Llama

The llama is a South American camelid, widely used as a pack animal by the Incas and other natives of the Andes mountains. In South America llamas are still used as beasts of burden, as well as for the production of fiber and meat....
. The digestive system of lamoids is distinctive, with a noteworthy capability for digesting certain toxin
Toxin

A toxin is a poisonous substance produced by living cells or organisms. For a toxic substance not produced by living organisms, "toxicant" is the more appropriate term, and "toxics" is an acceptable plural....
s. Furthermore, the gallbladder
Gallbladder

The gallbladder is a small non-vital Organ which aids in the digestive process and concentrates bile produced in the liver....
 structure is absent in lamoids.








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Lamoid is a group of South America
South America

South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
n camelid
Camelid

Camelids are members of the biological family Camelidae, the only living family in the suborder Tylopoda. Camels, dromedary, llamas, alpacas, vicu?as, and guanacos are in this group....
s, which includes the guanaco, vicuna
Vicuņa

The vicu?a or vicugna is one of two wild South American camelids, along with the guanaco, which live in the high alpine areas of the Andes....
, alpaca
Alpaca

The Alpaca is a Domestication species of South American camelid. It resembles a small llama in superficial appearance.Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of Ecuador, southern Peru, northern Bolivia, and northern Chile at an altitude of to meters above sea-level, throughout the year....
 and llama
Llama

The llama is a South American camelid, widely used as a pack animal by the Incas and other natives of the Andes mountains. In South America llamas are still used as beasts of burden, as well as for the production of fiber and meat....
. The digestive system of lamoids is distinctive, with a noteworthy capability for digesting certain toxin
Toxin

A toxin is a poisonous substance produced by living cells or organisms. For a toxic substance not produced by living organisms, "toxicant" is the more appropriate term, and "toxics" is an acceptable plural....
s. Furthermore, the gallbladder
Gallbladder

The gallbladder is a small non-vital Organ which aids in the digestive process and concentrates bile produced in the liver....
 structure is absent in lamoids.

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  • Ruminant
    Ruminant

    Physiologically, a ruminant is a mammal of the order Artiodactyla that digests plant-based food by initially softening it within the animal's first stomach, known as the rumen, then regurgitating the semi-digested mass, now known as cud, and chewing it again....


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