#Camelids
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dragontzin.bsky.social
Can someone slip some dromedary serum in my morning coffee?

Camelids don't get enough love!!
professorscritch.bsky.social Professor Scritch @professorscritch.bsky.social · 2d
I guess one of my students was upset that I forgot to grade on a curve… and decided to provide me with a reminder for next time! (🎨 by @artbyhornbuckle.bsky.social) #TFTuesday
TF Art Sketch: A man in formal academic attire is shown mid-transformation into a camel. He looks over his shoulder in surprise at the large hump rising on his back. Most of his dress shirt has torn away, and his pants are straining, barely holding together. His tie hangs loosely around his now elongated neck, and his glasses sit, improbably, atop his camel muzzle.
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
dingdingpeng.the100.ci
It's this friendly fellow (see alt text)
The vicuña (Lama vicugna) or vicuna[3] (both /vɪˈkuːnjə/, very rarely spelled vicugna, its latin specific name)[4][5] is one of the two wild South American camelids, which live in the high alpine areas of the Andes; the other camelid is the guanaco, which lives at lower elevations.
November 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
sciencex.bsky.social
Nanobodies derived from camelids show potential for treating brain disorders such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer's, offering improved brain penetration and reduced side effects in preclinical studies. doi.org/g989fh
Nanobodies from camels and llamas offer promise for treating schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease
Nanobodies—tiny proteins derived from animals in the camelid family including camels, llamas, and alpacas—could be useful in treating brain disorders like schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease.
phys.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
britta-farm.bsky.social
Camelids. Gleich Familie wie Alpakas. 🦙
November 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
kaycebell.bsky.social
Hi! We need lice for our diversity and adaptation project. Specifically, we need lice from zebras, camelids (camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, guanacos) & aardvarks. If you or someone you know might have lice, I'm happy to discuss our inclusive collaboration plans!
sites.google.com/nhm.org/anop...
Mammals & Lice
We are interested in understanding what drives host-parasite relationships. We are using the Anoplura (sucking lice) parasite and mammalian host system to generate a comprehensive sucking louse phylog...
sites.google.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
davem3393.bsky.social
Indeed. Though by the very design of the puzzle whether the camelids are mutant or not must remain unknown.😁
March 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
deejaydragon.bsky.social
Who is giving camelids horns!?
December 31, 2024 at 9:40 AM
richardbrown.bsky.social
Camelids and oaks.
December 26, 2024 at 2:06 PM
drawheatcraft.bsky.social
Yeah because the llamas and alpacas make the nanobodies. Camelids I believe and sharks are the only one that make those special variant of antibodies.
October 10, 2023 at 10:04 PM
sketchynews.net
[Live Science]What's the difference between a llama and an alpaca? - Live Science Llamas are closely related to alpacas, so how can you tell these South American camelids apart?
August 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
bailii.bsky.social
[NEW] #EWHC at #BAILII: British Camelids Ltd v Brooke Hospital for Animals & Ors [2025] EWHC 2255 (Ch) (05 September 2025) https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2025/2255.html
September 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
rudetuesday.bsky.social
Camelids? Like, llamas and what-not?
November 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
mick2474.bsky.social
South American camelid 🦙🦴 Palaeogenomics preprint!

We utilise palaeogenomic data to reveal the sex, ancestry, and domestication status of dozens of archaeological camelids (~5 - 2kya) from the Tulán ravine, Northern Chile.

Read it here
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Results summary below...🧵
November 15, 2024 at 9:00 AM
tntknits.bsky.social
I love The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook by Robson and Ekarius for info on animal sourced fibers. I tend to use mostly wool/wool blends because my hands prefer the give wool provides. A wool/silk blend would have shine and drape from the silk. I’m allergic to camelids & rabbit, so I skip those.
March 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
wildeied.bsky.social
I fell off of the couch. Just needs a camel spitting at him. I like camelids.
May 15, 2025 at 6:37 AM
ispeaktruth2u.bsky.social
Unique monovalent nanobodies made in camelids have impressive neutralization capacity.
Using them to make one-size-fits-all antivenins for poisonous reptiles was a no brainer.

Thanks for doing it!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Nanobody-based recombinant antivenom for cobra, mamba and rinkhals bites - Nature
A recombinant antivenom composed of eight nanobodies provides broad protection against venom-induced lethality and dermonecrosis in mice challenged with venoms from cobras, mambas and rinkha...
www.nature.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
editrix-rachel.bsky.social
There's an Emotional Support Chicken with breast tassels at one of the vendors at the Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival. Just in case you thought knitters had no fun
A knitted chicken with a blue body, red head, and yellow beak is laying on a shelf. She has sequined nipple covers over her breasts. Flyer: 36th Annual Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival. International year of camelids.
October 5, 2024 at 5:42 PM
askrskadason.bsky.social
Shouldn't alpacas vote blue by default? Just like camelids, alpacas are very dominant so that they can better protect their herd, so they value caring for others and community!
January 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
mostlymammoths.bsky.social
Pie de Vaca in #Mexico "is known for its #ichnofossil record including footprints of camelids, carnivores, and peccaries, as well as the taphoglyph of an almost complete flamingo skeleton." WOW!!
albertonykus.bsky.social Alberta Claw @albertonykus.bsky.social · Aug 9
Reevaluation of a fossil flamingo from the Pie de Vaca Formation (Pliocene–Pleistocene of Mexico): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🪶🧪 (📷Galicia-Coleote et al.)
Fossilized imprint of the skeleton of an extinct flamingo.
August 12, 2024 at 2:29 PM
koukoupuffs.bsky.social
I am so going to fill a part of my Serenitea Pot up with capybaras and alpacas.
Beasts / Capybara These herbivores, which often dwell close to the water, are famous for their steely, stoic "won't even twitch if lightning strikes right next to their toes" disposition. Tourists consider them to be the paragon of animal friends. Capybaras like to zone out while having a soak in the water, or sun themselves on the shore, and it's quite common for them to barely move for most of the day, as though not a single thing in the world could possibly perturb their demeanor and make them anxious. Despite their fluffy appearance, their hairs are actually quite hard and tough. If you pet them in the same direction as their coat of hair, it feels relatively smooth, but should you pet them in the opposite direction, you may end up with a scratched hand. Perhaps that is the reason even famished predators do not regard these completely harmless and quite defenseless little friends as prey ... Beasts / Alpaca These floofy, furry four-legged camelids are elegant and gentle, and get along very well with humans, just like good partners who understand one another... Although they look very different, this animal is indeed a distant relative of the Sumpter Beast, and is also of some relation to the Fluff-Fleece Goat. Good at carrying goods over long distances, they are a merchant's best friend. When it's time to rest, you can even snuggle up against them to enjoy a soft, sweet sleep... Generally speaking, alpacas grow fleece very fast. In order to prevent them from being knocked flat out by the hot climate, people have to trim the alpacas every once in a while. As fortune would have it, the wool made from their fleece is also a superb material for making cloth....
August 31, 2024 at 10:35 PM
ecosystemengineer.bsky.social
The elephant family were on all but one and sauropods were on all.
Rhino's evolved in Asia and invaded Africa later and camelids evolved in North America, with some heading south and others crossing the Beringia landbridge and then on into Asia and Africa.
Change is a constant feature of ecosystems
April 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
wasonceloved.bsky.social
Haven’t seen any. Only falcons. And llamas. Can’t move for camelids.
April 18, 2025 at 4:18 AM
fao.org
Camelids have a rich past and a growing global presence.

🐫🦙 Dive into their evolution, domestication, and diversity in @FAO.org's two latest publications! 📚🌍

👉 bit.ly/3Gi1fZK
👉 bit.ly/44rru7Z
August 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
brutumfulmen.bsky.social
HAAAAAA camelids are utter chaos gremlins. 😂
December 18, 2023 at 4:31 AM