My Son's Guest Spot no.1 - Llamas
This post was written by my 10 year old son Harley. The words are his, I edited for formatting. I post it on my account as I was unaware when I set up his account a few days back that at his age he is not allowed to post on Steemit. His account has now been locked. He was excited to start posting and I am trying to teach him the value of money, earning it and saving. Any revenue from his posts on my blog will be sent to his own crypto wallet.
Llamas
Hello this will be a llama fact file but first the llama of the day as you can see hes very happy to be here.
Today we are looking at llamas one of my favourite animals so found this helpful picture that give us some facts straight off the bat.
These herbivores are the south american version of a camel and are used by the people of the andes mountains.
They are saddled with loads of 50 to 75 pounds to ship goods and even with this weight on their backs, in a day they can travel about 20 miles. Now thats a long way!
If a llama is over loaded with goods it will lay there still and hiss, spit and somtimes kick their owner until the weight is removed. Wow talk about a tantrum!
Llamas graze on grass like cows, they throw back up on their food and chew on it for a while they can also eat other plants and need little water.
Llamas are used for many things like for their meat and their fur is used for rugs, ropes and fabrics and their... umm dung is used for fuel.
Harley
Well done Harley.
While there are still things you will be learning I think your article was well written considering your age.
Just a minnow swimming in the undertow
Hi! I am a robot. I just upvoted you! I found similar content that readers might be interested in:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/l/llama/
Welcome to steemit Harley, one helpful tip when writing about any research topic is to always find at least three sources of information to draw facts from. This ensures a more rounded and less biased article. Be certain to cite your sources, if you are using some one else's work to learn, you should give them credit for the research they have done which informed your opinion. I think it is awesome that you want to write articles here, don't think of this kitty as an end of the road, but an important lesson that will serve you well for the rest of your life.
Great advice for the adults on this platform too!
Thanks for your comment. He has read it and he now knows what to do in future. Lesson learned.
It's great he can learn this lesson now in a safe community, many people find out the very hard way when they get to college or university. It can be very a very expensive mistake. Giver hog, good luck!
interesting creatures indeed thanks for sharing
Now I know the difference - thanks Harley!
Nice post
Nice post Harley, keep up the good work. I learned something new I did not know about llamas.
Welcome to Steemit, Harley. I hope you'll enjoy the Steem train journey, learn a lot and meet interesting people from around the world along the way.
send my couragement to your son Harvey. i will do the same just like you when i have a child. you did a great thing. letting me try to spread out his word.
I can't believe no-one has posted this here yet.
Have a dose of historical Llama to keep you entertained.
I highly recommend learning about Badgers next... ;)