I live near Auburn. The people down
the road have goats. They also have Sizzle, a ‘guard llama’.
Every year, unless they put the goats in the barn at night, the baby goats get
eaten by mountain lions. So much for the protective benefits of this
particular llama. My horses are often in the acreage next to these goats and
have never been bothered (as far as I know) by lions or bears (which also
frequent the property).