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     • Llamas were domesticated in Peru around 4,000 to 5,000 years ago from wild guanacos. However, the animals actually came from North America and moved to South America following the Ice Age.
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   How many camels are there in South America?

   • Four camels, or more precisely camelids, are recognized in South America today, two wild and two domesticated. The two wild forms, the larger guanaco ( Lama guanicoe) and the daintier vicuña ( Vicugna vicugna) diverged from a common ancestor some two million years ago, an event unrelated to domestication.

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   When did camels become domesticated?

   • The process of camel domestication was complex and took place over many centuries. Early Domestication in Arabia: The earliest known camel domestication occurred in the Arabian Peninsula around 3,000 BCE. The Arabian camel, also known as the dromedary, was the first species of camel to be domesticated.

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   When did camels migrate to Asia?

   • For its part, the ancestor of the large camelids would have migrated to Asia around 8 million years ago. The large camelids in turn divided into dromedary (one-humped camel) and Bactrian (two-humped camel), 4–5 million years ago; the former migrating to the warmer lands of the Arabian Peninsula and the latter to the colder lands of central Asia.

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   When did camels evolve?

   • Camelidae evolved in what is today North America, some 40-45 million years ago, and the divergence between what would become Old and New World camel species occurred in North America about 25 million years ago.

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   May 30, 2019 · During the Pliocene epoch, the Camelini (camels) spread into Asia, and the Lamini (llamas) migrated into South America: their ancestors survived for another 25 million years until they became extinct in North America during the mass megafaunal extinctions at the end of the last ice age.

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   Mar 14, 2023 · From the harsh deserts of the Middle East to the high plateaus of South America, camels have played a vital role in human history for thousands of years. But how did these powerful and resilient creatures become an integral part of human society?

5. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesThe domestication of South American camelids: a review - PMC

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   Jun 19, 2021 · The domestication of camelids was a complex process associated with the adaptations of hunter-gatherer groups to environmental fragmentation, caused by increased aridity during the Mid-Holocene and the consequent loss of productive habitats in the region ( Yacobaccio et al., 2017 ).

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   • Publish Year: 2021
   • Publication: Anim Front. 2021 May; 11(3): 43-51.

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   Mar 16, 2021 · Ancient DNA reveals the lost domestication history of South American camelids in Northern Chile and across the Andes. Paloma Diaz-Maroto. Alba Rey-Iglesia. Isabel Cartajena. Lautaro Núñez. Michael V Westbury. Valeria Varas. Mauricio Moraga. Paula F Campos. Pablo Orozco-terWengel. Anders J Hansen. see all.

   • Author: Paloma Diaz-Maroto, Alba Rey-Iglesia, Isabel Cartajena, Lautaro Núñez, Michael V Westbury, Valeria V...

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8. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesAncient DNA reveals the lost domestication history of South ...

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   Mar 16, 2021 · Abstract. The study of South American camelids and their domestication is a highly debated topic in zooarchaeology. Identifying the domestic species (alpaca and llama) in archaeological sites based solely on morphological data is challenging due to their similarity with respect to their wild ancestors.

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   From this original nucleus, two migrations, one to South America through the Isthmus of Panama and the other to the Asian continent via the Bering Strait, gave rise to the two current large branches of the camelid family, respectively, the small Andean camelids (Lamini group) and the large camelids (Camelini group).