Llamas apparently got loose in Sun City–near Phoenix, Arizona–and were seen wading through traffic.
The pack animals were spotted running along the side of the road as cars passed by. The drama unfolded as local news stations filmed the whole thing from helicopters. It’s unclear where they came from, but the animals were eventually captured.
There were reports the llamas that went loose were alpacas, which are a different animal. Alpacas resemble a small llama in appearance and were bred for their fiber, which is similar to wool. Llamas were bred specifically as a beast of burden.
#BREAKING NEWS – the Llama has been lassoed @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/quZKyhdhl1
— Sarah Shales (@NosyNewser) February 26, 2015
they may have ur body, but never ur spirit, sweet llama pic.twitter.com/lfehnOqVOH
— Sapna Maheshwari (@sapna) February 26, 2015
FINAL UPDATE: Both Llamas have been captured. pic.twitter.com/ebUfufILVK
— Breaking News Feed (@PzFeed) February 26, 2015
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ pic.twitter.com/Cc82aoiQXm
— Breaking News Feed (@PzFeed) February 26, 2015
llama: 1, men: 0 pic.twitter.com/JsjNxyYmCq
— Seth Fiegerman (@sfiegerman) February 26, 2015
Llamas are on the loose in Sun City, Arizona. Watch live here: http://t.co/nSL3SNyw7d pic.twitter.com/kRjJ7uLRNK
— Breaking News Feed (@PzFeed) February 26, 2015
LLAMA WATCH: A man in a truck just tried to stop the llamas. They got away. WATCH LIVE: http://t.co/wsQoRGGcfI pic.twitter.com/W8Kl1y8k3I
— ABC15 Arizona (@abc15) February 26, 2015
They are so magnificent pic.twitter.com/APP9twTfpl
— Brett (@Brosner85) February 26, 2015
LLAMA WATCH: A man in a truck just tried to stop the llamas. They got away. WATCH LIVE: http://t.co/wsQoRGGcfI pic.twitter.com/W8Kl1y8k3I
— ABC15 Arizona (@abc15) February 26, 2015
#Llama chase ongoing in Arizona. Watch live on @abc15 http://t.co/yg6nB3ZkvN #BreakingNewsWin pic.twitter.com/towWfY4vnk
— 7NEWS Denver Channel (@DenverChannel) February 26, 2015
