The animals at Pueblo Zoo known for spitting are the llamas and alpacas in the Pioneer Ranch children's farm area. Why They SpitDefense & Hierarchy: Camelids (llamas, alpacas, and camels) use spitting as a way to establish dominance within their herd, ward off unwanted attention, or protect their food. What It Actually Is: When they give a mild warning air-spit, it's mostly saliva. However, if they are thoroughly annoyed or threatened, they regurgitate acidic contents from their stomach, resulting in a foul-smelling spray designed to make whatever bothered them back away immediately. While they generally reserve their worst spitting for other llamas or alpacas, zoo visitors who get too close, hold onto food teasingly, or make them feel cornered occasionally get caught in the crossfire!
FORTUNATELY , IT WAS MOSTLY AIR -
HE BASICALLY BLEW AIR ON ME, NOT MUCH MOISTURE IN IT
You got extraordinarily lucky—that air-pissed "warning shot" is the absolute best-case scenario!
When a llama or alpaca just huffs out air or a tiny speck of dry saliva, they are basically telling you "back off, I'm thinking about loading the real ammunition."
If they had actually pulled trigger on the full-blown green stomach-acid cannon, you would have known immediately by the smell, which lingers for hours and ruins whatever clothes you were wearing. You managed to dodged a serious bullet!
