Llamas Are Trending

In Favor of Llamas

Llamas are trending.

What in the world is a llama? The llama is a domesticated pack animal in the camel family. They reach heights around five feet and nine inches, and they can weigh up to 440 lbs.

The llama is an interesting creature because it offers a lot of uses. People use llamas for their wool and they are considered smart, friendly, and easily trained.

In the United States llamas are growing in numbers. The 2012 census by the United States Department of Agriculture stated that there were 76,086 llamas in the United States.

It doesn’t hurt when llamas get a celebrity like Christy Teigen to talk about them. She told Refinery 29, “Before I was a mom I would have never know the fascination with llamas and giraffes and anything with floppy ears or anything with a squishy nose. There are just certain things that they take to and really love.”  

It appears llamas are replacing unicorns when it comes to pins on Pinterest. They are on cakes, mugs, and almost anything you can place a llama image on for that matter. Pinterest said their statistics show saves for llama home décor is up 1,049 percent from a year ago.

Pinterest isn’t the only site saying llamas are trending. Etsy list llamas as a trending. Search Llamas on Etsy and you will find a large range of items ready for purchasing.

There are also children books with the llama featured as the main character. The Llama, Llama books by Anna Dewdney featured a llama named Little E and he is set to appear for a second season on Netflix.

What about cakes that look like llamas? They are gaining popularity too.

But it is hard to find an expert that can explain why the llama is trending the way it is right now. It probably won’t rattle the llama because they seem to be a trend that keeps gaining momentum.