What the hell is it?

[plum]

Some sort of camel? A mate reckons it's a yak. And why are there fields full of the things where I was riding yesterday near Stratford?

[Jaded]

It's a Welsh sheep bred for kissing too.

[Martin109]

Might it be a lama?

[dkahn400]

Might it be a lama?

A Tibetan priest? I think it's more likely to be a llama, a South American camelid.

[plum]

I wiki'd it and I don't think it looks right for a llama, wrong shaped head, too short and stumpy. Another idea was an alpaca, but it's not quite right for that, not hairy enough.

When you want to calm a llama down

"Deep down in the ocean blue like a barnacle - Sitting in a tight place - Laughing like a monkey arm - Pulling like a China boy - Carraway carraway carraway noise - Boing, chika masala - Boing, chika masala - oh tooth tooth"

[Pingu]

Alpaca?

[andygates]

Delicious, tasty alpaca.

[plum]

It's edible? Brilliant!

Where do I get a burger?

[Rhys W]

Be quick - looks like somebody has already nabbed one of the front legs.

[arvid]

I wiki'd it and I don't think it looks right for a llama, wrong shaped head, too short and stumpy. Another idea was an alpaca, but it's not quite right for that, not hairy enough.

It might have been shaved a while ago.
Maybe the farm keeps them for their hair?

[mike]

<spots opportunity to post holiday photo>

a south american cousin:

[vorsprung]

There are lots of Alpacas here ( Devon / Somerset border )

Striking looking animals

[pcolbeck]

I wiki'd it and I don't think it looks right for a llama, wrong shaped head, too short and stumpy. Another idea was an alpaca, but it's not quite right for that, not hairy enough.

It might have been shaved a while ago.
Maybe the farm keeps them for their hair?

They do. There are some round here too. Alpaca wool is very good stuff.

[delthebike]

<spots opportunity to post holiday photo>
a south american cousin:

By marriage? 

[Bledlow]

I wiki'd it and I don't think it looks right for a llama, wrong shaped head, too short and stumpy. Another idea was an alpaca, but it's not quite right for that, not hairy enough.

Whether its a llama, alpaca, vicuña, guanaco or whatever, it's definitely one of their kin, i.e. a South American camelid.

Whoever reckoned it's a yak was 'avin' a laff.

Yak -

[clarion]

Yaks is luvly.  But that isn't one in the OP.

Looks too small for a llama, though they are farmed in many areas.  More likely an alpaca - once the source of cycling clothing.  It may be a vicuna, but they're smaller again, AIUI

[border-rider]

It's an alpaca

There are loads round here - they're the animal du jour for the hobby farmer.  They're also widely used for getting round agricultural occupancy restrictions...

[Frenchie]

Alpaca?

+1

[giropaul]

It's an alpaca

There are loads round here - they're the animal du jour for the hobby farmer.  They're also widely used for getting round agricultural occupancy restrictions...

And to gain planning permission - "my Alpacas are so vulnerable to theft etc that I will have to live close (in a 7 bedroom gin palace!) "

[Riggers]

Here are some more of the chaps cropped (geddit?) just behind Glyndebourne.

[clarion]

That'd clothe a lot of cyclists!

Incidentally, IIRC Titus Salt's massive New Mill in Saltaire (nr Shipley) was built to spin & weave alpaca.

EDIT: It wasn't just the New Mill, but the others as well, inc the one now known as Salts, which I think is more properly the Victoria Mill.

[Charlotte]

Dear Gods, it's a Hoxton Twatpaca 

[clarion]

I thought Limahl, myself, but maybe I'm showing my age

[Pingu]

[clarion]

I think I can guess where the puff of gas came from