Joaquin the pack llama bolted when a herd of bison thundered through their camp and spooked him Aug. 12. He’s been missing ever since. Courtesy of Susi Hülsmeyer-Sinay of Yellowstone Llamas Joaquin ...

"He's so soft!" gushed 9-year-old Shannon Gregory as she hugged a llama at a local fair near their Ridgefield, Washington, home-an encounter that would spark a lifelong passion for animal therapy.

Joaquin the llama was out on a multi-day packing trip through Yellowstone National Park when the worst-case scenario became a reality. A herd of bison thundered through Yellowstone Llamas’ camp at ...