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World stops for a moment to watch two llamas on the run

There’s nothing we like more than a live chase…

THERE’S NOTHING PEOPLE like more than live footage of a chase. However, it is usually a car chase, not a llama chase.

Twitter and the world over were captivated this evening by a rare occurrence of two escaped llamas.

According to CBS News the animals were part of a demonstration at the Carillons GenCare Lifestyle Facility in Arizona outside Phoenix.

However, somehow the mother and baby managed to get loose and ran through the streets of Sun City.

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Everyone watched with bated breath as the two llamas dodged traffic and evaded multiple attempts at capture.

Under #llamawatch2015 Twitter went wild.

There was also much debate about what they are:

The llamas were safely caught and the world went about their business again. Sigh.

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    Mute Seán O'Sullivan
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    Feb 26th 2015, 11:10 PM

    Arizonly two llamas lads!

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    Mute Bazalini
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    Feb 26th 2015, 10:52 PM

    Llama Queens

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    Mute Ciaran Norrby
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    Feb 27th 2015, 9:47 AM

    The black one was captured first…typical racist Americans!

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    Mute John C Thomas
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    Feb 26th 2015, 11:44 PM

    You would think after a few world wide smash hits singing, Llama del ray would keep out of trouble.

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    Mute Swanky Joe
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    Feb 26th 2015, 10:47 PM

    Lam me out of here

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    Mute Ray rogers
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    Feb 26th 2015, 10:53 PM

    Llamas have long necks

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    Mute John Phoenix
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    Feb 27th 2015, 6:45 AM

    The local news here in Arizona ran with this at 4pm today:
    “Llama drama. It’s our top story today”.

    Good fcuk. The local news here is just awful! They go on and on about this for 10mins then say “in other news a major accident…”
    Makes me face palm!
    Oh and the “news” says “the animals were obviously scared…”…um, Ya think? You’re flying a bleeding helicopter right over their heads, Ya gobsh*tes!!

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    Feb 27th 2015, 6:04 AM

    ‘By the time I get to Phoenix they’ll be Llama Chops……’

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    Mute kartz
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    Feb 27th 2015, 11:34 AM

    Ask the Chinese how difficult it is to catch a lama. They’ve been chasing Dalai Lama for decades!

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    Mute Eoin Cowan
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    Feb 27th 2015, 5:53 AM

    TINA GET SOME FOOD!!!!!!!

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    Mute Joanna
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    Feb 26th 2015, 11:06 PM

    Look at them frolic!

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    Mute Michael Russell
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    Feb 27th 2015, 12:07 AM

    Those llamas will never beat these gangster alpacas

    http://youtu.be/2c9tUUz4avg

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    Mute Jebediah Springfield
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    Feb 26th 2015, 11:13 PM

    They need a good shearing is what they need after pulling that stunt.

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    Feb 27th 2015, 12:15 PM

    Cool!

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    Mute kartz
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    Feb 27th 2015, 11:44 AM

    This time there’s no Eric Parker to slam them to the ground. “No English. Llama. Walking around”

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