Llama drama as pair of escaped animals run amok in suburban street before housewife tries to calm them with bowl of cat food Bemused resident: 'I looked out of my window to see what the weather was doing, and there were two llamas on my lawn' The pair of family pets made their escape by eating though a hedge Residents in a quiet Somerset village were startled when they opened their front doors to find two llamas on the loose in their front gardens. One intrepid lady finally managed to coax the escaped pets to stop with a bowl of cat food, after they had been running amok on the street in Henstridge. The rogue duo had pushed their way out of their enclosure by eating their way through the hedge. Llamas on the loose: wedding photographer Tony Collins snapped the pair as they trotted from garden to garden in Henstridge They ate their way to freedom: the two llamas had chomped their way through a hedge in Somerset, allowing them the run of the village Eventually the owners were found to recapture the pair, after they escaped from a family home. In a village of only 1,700, the llamas attracted the paparazzi straight away. Local resident Tony Collins grabbed his camera when he saw the 6ft tall llamas outside, munching on the grass. Mr Collins, a wedding photographer, said: 'I looked out of my kitchen window to see what the weather was doing and there were two llamas on my lawn.' Beating a swift retreat: a Henstridge resident shoos the furry animals out of his garden 'It was an odd thing to see and I didn't know of anyone who had them, so I went to fetch my camera. 'By the time I had got it they were in someone else's garden I went outside and followed them around, and a neighbour had to chase them out of his garden. Then one of the local ladies came out with a bowl of something and led them back to their home, which I then found out was on a road nearby. The owner, who asked not to be named, said: 'we have the llamas to keep a retired race horse company, but they managed to make a hole in the hedge and go for a wander. Llama palava: this brave resident approached the pair with food, after it took several phone calls to contact the owners to pick them up Resourceful: a lady coaxed the llamas into slowing down by tempting them with some cat food Llamas are from South America and would usually live in sparse mountainous terrain They graze on grass and are famous for spitting to discipline lower ranked members of the pack or to signal irritation As sturdy creatures, they are often used for carrying humans or heavy items in the Andes We had about four or five phone calls from residents who know that they belong to us, and we went out to fetch them. 'They are very inquisitive animals and they haven't escaped before. Luckily they were only about 100 yards away from our home. Llama can grow up to 6ft tall and weigh up to 450lbs. It is estimated that around 4,000 of them are now kept as pets in the UK.