MEET CAESAR, THE NO DRAMA LLAMA
When things get hot, look no further than Caesar "the no drama llama" McCool.
Caesar, a retired 6-year-old grand champion show llama turned "llamactivist," has been providing therapy services — and llama love — at the Portland protests over the last few months.
Since May, people have gathered nightly in the city calling for an end to racism, motivated in part by the May 25 killing of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Caesar's owner, Larry McCool, told Insider that the llama's emotional support hugs — one of its greatest talents — has brought peace in tense times.
"We can be right in the middle of 10,000 people and everyone is up and chanting, and marching, with megaphones and the whole thing," McCool said. "All of a sudden Caesar will show up right in the middle and you can feel this calm come through."
Caesar, who stands at 5 feet, 8 inches tall, is the most...
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