Graves Park llama drama as name sought for new arrival
A Sheffield animal farm is inviting the public to name its latest arrival - a baby llama.The three-week-old male was born at Graves Park at the end of January, and will join a herd of more than 20 llamas, including his two siblings, Lettuce and Humus.The farm said it would choose his name from comments on a post on its Facebook page.Head stockperson Jack Tankard said they were looking for something "full of life as he loves to bounce around".
He added that the baby - also known as a cria - was happy and healthy, and llamas were favourites of the farm's handlers because they rarely ran into complications while giving birth.Councillor Kurtis Crossland, chair of Sheffield City Council's Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee, said she was excited to see what people came up with.She said: "Being one of the first newborns during this year's spring season, we want locals to get involved in naming the cria, giving it a warm welcome to one of Sheffield's most notorious animal farms."Mr Tankard suggested there could be more naming opportunities down the line, with one of their other llamas, Grandma, also pregnant."The public love to get involved with all the names," he said.Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
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