A mystery llama has claimed the Scottish countryside as its home after the slippery mammal twice managed to evade capture.
The SSPCA was told that the crafty camelid was roaming around the village of New Pitsligo, deep in the east of Scotland, wreaking havoc to nearby farms.
The llama, whose owner has still not been identified, managed to escape the clutches of the animal rescue society when it came to the village on Thursday (June 22).
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And again on Friday, it ran away from the charity’s animal catchers, who said that the llama was “very nervous and difficult to catch,” the National reports.
The SSPCA has been unable to trace the owner of the animal, and has now put out an appeal to find them.
SSPCA animal rescue officer Debbie Gibson said: “We received a call to our animal helpline about a llama running around a 20-acre field at the back of a property near New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire.
“We went out to investigate and found the llama but they were very nervous and difficult to catch.
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“We have been in touch with the locals in the area to try and identify the owner but we have had no luck so far. We have been back out today and the llama is still in the field.
"Llamas are herd animals so they will likely be quite stressed out by being in the field alone. We would like to try and find their owner in the hope they can assist us with catching them. If anyone recognises this llama, they should call our confidential helpline on 03000 999 999.”
The unnamed llama isn’t the only runaway animal that’s causing problems for locals.
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The Daily Star reported that a ticked-off alligator has been lunging at fishermen trying to relax by a South Carolina pond.
One angler was seen running away from the lake in the other direction as a woman nearby who was holding a camera also bolted from the chaotic scene.
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