#the llama arts

[insightfulllama]

The first of four Magnus Archive posters I made for a school assignment - The Vast.

[saritawolff]

Phew. This one took, uh… a bit longer than expected due to other projects both irl and art-wise, but it’s finally here. The long-awaited domestic animal infographic! Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough space to cover every single domestic animal (I’m so sorry, reindeer and koi, my beloveds) but I tried to include as many of the “major ones” as possible.

I made this chart in response to a lot of the misunderstandings I hear concerning domestic animals, so I hope it’s helpful!

Further information I didn’t have any room to add or expand on:

🐈 “Breed” and “species” are not synonyms! Breeds are specific to domesticated animals. A Bengal Tiger is a species of tiger. A Siamese is a breed of domestic cat.

🐀 Different colors are also not what makes a breed. A breed is determined by having genetics that are unique to that breed. So a “bluenose pitbull” is not a different breed from a “rednose pitbull”, but an American Pitbull Terrier is a different breed from an American Bully! Animals that have been domesticated for longer tend to have more seperate breeds as these differing genetics have had time to develop.

🐕 It takes hundreds of generations for an animal to become domesticated. While the “domesticated fox experiment” had interesting results, there were not enough generations involved for the foxes to become truly domesticated and their differences from wild foxes were more due to epigenetics (heritable traits that do not change the DNA sequence but rather activate or deactivate parts of it; owed to the specific circumstances of its parents’ behavior and environment.)

🐎 Wild animals that are raised in human care are not domesticated, but they can be considered “tamed.” This means that they still have all their wild instincts, but are less inclined to attack or be frightened of humans. A wild animal that lives in the wild but near human settlements and is less afraid of humans is considered “habituated.” Tamed and habituated animals are not any less dangerous than wild animals, and should still be treated with the same respect. Foxes, otters, raccoons, servals, caracals, bush babies, opossums, owls, monkeys, alligators, and other wild animals can be tamed or habituated, but they have not undergone hundreds of generations of domestication, so they are not domesticated animals.

🐄 Also, as seen above, these animals have all been domesticated for a reason, be it food, transport, pest control, or otherwise, at a time when less practical options existed. There is no benefit to domesticating other species in the modern day, so if you’ve got a hankering for keeping a wild animal as a pet, instead try to find the domestic equivalent of that wild animal! There are several dog breeds that look and behave like wolves or foxes, pigeons and chickens can make great pet birds and have hundreds of colorful fancy breeds, rats can be just as intelligent and social as a small monkey (and less expensive and dangerous to boot,) and ferrets are pretty darn close to minks and otters! There’s no need to keep a wolf in a house when our ancestors have already spent 20,000+ years to make them house-compatible.

🐖 This was stated in the infographic, but I feel like I must again reiterate that domestic animals do not belong in the wild, and often become invasive when feral. Their genetics have been specifically altered in such a way that they depend on humans for optimal health. We are their habitat. This is why you only really see feral pigeons in cities, and feral cats around settlements. They are specifically adapted to live with humans, so they stay even when unwanted. However, this does not mean they should live in a way that doesn’t put their health and comfort as a top priority! If we are their world, it is our duty to make it as good as possible. Please research any pet you get before bringing them home!

[elixir]

In 2016 Tour de France was delayed due to llamas sitting on roads.

[xensilverquill]

Let's offer flowers, pour a cup of libation, split open the skies and start anew on creation.

first draft of a pattern for this sweet little libation vessel i saw in a museum the other weekend

[theshunbun]

Paco the Llama knight ♡

[aw0-files]

The only context I’ll give is that I was revisiting Jimmy Neutron once and got strange inspiration to try this… So here’s a llama lady.

[devilart2199-aibi]

Fishy Business 🐟

[reesieroo-spark]

I love lps llama #1460 and its smug ass dreamworks face

[meelkiewee]

Desert duo average dialogue

Grian: Scar, for the 69th time, put on your shirt on or you're gonna get burnt to a crisp.

Scar: AHAH! Grian relaaaaaax, have some fuuuun, explode some thiiiiiings! Everything's just fine!

Grian: Ughhhhhhh *headache*

[otterloreart]

Cha Cha (1987 Pony Friend, 2024 Reproduction) and Chi Chi (2024 Original character) 3D models

I uploaded these guys to Cults3D, links above! They haven't been test printed but i sliced them in cura to test the viability of the print. They're just 2 pieces so they should be fine and they didn't throw any errors.

A unique feature I added is 2 extra heads per llama which have a row of holes for hair, both in "large" and "small" depending on the printer resolution. These are to make rooting/gluing hair easier, as an alternative to gluing the hair on the outside of the head or drilling/melting holes (and to make it safer...).

Obviously these holes are larger, more separated and there are fewer than in an actual MLP character, but this was the best I could think up without completely messing up the structural integrity of the head!

[thecollectibles]

Art by Ulises Alvarado Llamas

[insightfulllama]

Another school assignment/fanart I forgot to post, here you go!

[sango-blep]

drawpile with @bigmammallama5 in which we realized why tf have we never done a supercorp steampunk AU!

[zonky-zara]

Songs of Valor, Old Girl.

[sarielsnowings]

Species challenge! 🦊✨

I asked my followers on Twitter and Bluesky for animal suggestions (especially less common ones in the furry fandom) and this was the result :3 it was very fun, should repeat it sometime!

[wusnus]

I love the concept of the theraprism. I want to draw all my favorite freaky losers interacting