A herd of domestic llamas was spotted on the loose, roaming train tracks in Utah, transit officials said.
The llamas escaped from their owner’s property and began strolling along the Union Pacific train tracks in Provo, Utah, on Thursday night, Gavin Gustafson, spokesperson for the Utah Transit Authority, told USA TODAY on Friday.
The Union Pacific tracks are near the Utah Transit tracks for its FrontRunner train, but the llamas did not get on the transit authority’s tracks or disrupt its service, according to Gustafson.
The last information Gustafson said he received was that the animals’ owner was aware of his missing llamas and was working to get them back to his property. This information was provided to the spokesperson around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, he said.
It is unclear how many llamas escaped, and if they have been captured as of Friday.
How hard is it to herd llamas?
Herding Llamas is similar to herding cats, meaning it’s “almost impossible,” Linda Hayes, former owner of Llama Linda Ranch in Colorado, wrote in an article for Llama Rescue , which helps people who need to catch the creatures.