After five days of waiting, Abercrombie the llama was reunited with his brother, Fitch.

Fitch had been missing since the day Coupeville resident Robert Adams first brought him home.

He wanted the two llamas as pets to go with his alpacas, sheep, miniature horse and turkeys that live on his five-acre farm south of Coupeville.

One llama, however, didn’t care for his new surroundings.

Fitch became stressed and began running laps in a field. A male llama with white fur and a black tail, Fitch eventually ran behind a barn, jumped a fence and got away.

In the days following the escape, Adams called his neighbors to see if anybody had seen Fitch.

However, his neighbors hadn’t seen the llama and the search was hampered by the dense foliage surrounding his farm.

Then, after an article in the March 20 Whidbey News-Times, calls started coming in.

“We got four or five calls Saturday morning,” Adams said.

One of his neighbors on North Bluff Drive actually caught Fitch Sunday morning and chained him to a deck but the furry escape artist got away, crossed the road and scurried into the woods again.

Adams and a friend chased after him but lost him in the woods and blackberry bushes.

When Adams returned to his farm on Elwood Drive, he was surprised to see the llama walking down the street.

“It’s a mystery whether he knew this house or not,” Adams said.

Fitch was eventually captured after being lured through an open gate and fenced field.

Fitch was found to be in good condition and, now that he’s reunited with his brother Abercrombie, he can finally settle into his new home.

You can reach News-Times reporter Nathan Whalen at nwhalen@whidbeynewstimes.com.