Imagine All the Llamas

John Lennon (1940-1980) and his true llama love.

30 years ago today, John Lennon, one of the most influential musicians in rock's history, was assassinated when Mark David Chapman fatally shot him outside his New York City home.

Around the world, fans gathered today to celebrate the life of this icon.

While his musical and social push for peace are widely recalled, his ties to his pachyderm pals are often forgotten.

"Blimey, stop persecuting the bleedin' llamas!" Lennon not-so famously said at a 1971 concert.

In memory of the man himself and his sacrifices for Andean animals everywhere, thousands of llamas and alpacas joined together Wednesday afternoon to graze on a Peruvian mountainside, living life in peace.