04.22.2012 12:59 PM

The nose appears first; the amniotic sac is still intact.

Individual female llamas tend to have their births about the same time of day each time. For survival purposes, early in the morning but after the sun is up is ideal — lamas do NOT lick their offspring nor eat the placenta, so they are completely dependent on the sun to dry off the baby before the chill of night returns. In domestication, "ideal" isn't necessary, so normal births range from pre-dawn to early afternoon with most still occurring early to mid morning.