Caesar, the 'no-drama llama,' has become a fixture at the protests in Portland. The llama’s friendliness has a calming effect on people, making him well-suited for the nightly demonstrations
Caesar, the six-year-old “No Drama Llama,” has become a fixture in the city, extending his woolly neck to nuzzle both Black Lives Matter activists and law enforcement officers in body armor lining up to take selfies with him.
The former Argentine grand champion show animal, standing 5 feet 8 inches at about 350 lbs, is unusually friendly for a llama, making him a natural peacemaker, said his owner, Larry McCool, who runs the Mystic Llama Farm in Jefferson, Oregon.Caesar may not speak, but knows more than you think, McCool said.
“Caesar stood there, motionless, just like this. He understood the moment. He understood the importance of what we were doing,” McCool said. “ did not move an inch that whole time.” Caesar guides everyone to a higher path by showing up at various social justice rallies, McCool said, as the therapy llama posed for photos near a memorial to African-Americans harmed by police violence.
“As intense as the public is, the protesters and the federal agents and the marshals, ... he actually can defuse that very much. That’s his whole purpose.”
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