Llama Des-erves special attention

The tiny animal has been named Desmond and joins seven other llamas at the leisure park, near Slip End.

Keeper Danny Poole said: “The family are very protective over him when we enter the pen.”

Males Rupert and Spartacus have made it their job to watch over the little llama.

The baby was born last Thursday, and the first signs of labour were in fact spotted by a member of the public visiting the farm.

The llamas were cordoned off from the public for the duration of the labour.

As soon as Desmond was on his feet, he was let out to meet the other llamas at Woodside.

Desmond eats a mix of hay, goat mix and chaff, and is kept inside during the night.

Mr Poole added: “If he was left out all the time he would run around all day and night.”

The baby llama has been named after Woodside’s new financial director – Desmond Shillingford.

You can visit the baby llama during the summer holidays at Woodside.

It’s £7 for adults, £5 for children, and toddlers go free.