Proud, Arrogant . . . Llamas??

In South America the llama serves as the cultural metaphor for pride. To keep a heard of llamas corralled, you don’t even need a fence. All you need is one rope circling around the herd to keep them enclosed. Just by placing it at a height beneath the head and base of the neck, the llamas are secured in this makeshift pen. Rather than stooping beneath the rope, the llamas stand tall, but remain captive. They either refuse or are physically incapable of bending their necks, and thus are seen as a symbol of arrogance. (p.61)

--From Uprising: A Revolution of the Soul by Erwin Raphael McManus