Dogs were the sole beasts of burden (work animals) available to Native American populations. The entire horse population died out at the end of the last ice age around 10-12,000 years ago. Horses first returned with the Conquistadors, beginning with Columbus, who imported horses from Spain to the West Indies on his second voyage in 1493.
The beast of burden to Native Americans were dogs.
Llamas are the native beasts of burdens for people from South America.
A beast of burden used in the North African desert is a camel.
In South America, llamas are frequently used as beasts of burden. It is estimated that llamas migrated to South America from North America about 3 million years ago.
Originally llamas were living in North America and they migrated towards south America. The lived in south America in ancient Inca times. Now they are migrating up north, for people in the U.S.A. are breeding them and selling them now.
In the Andes the main beast of burden is the llama.
The horse. It was tamed as a beast of burden by many tribes in the west.HorseHorse
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Llamas and alpacas are the common beast of burden to Peru and Chile
The horse. It was tamed as a beast of burden by many tribes in the west.HorseHorse
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Llamas