in to international stardom. here's abc's clayton sandell. >> eastbound about three miles an hour in pursuit of these two. >> reporter: for a few exhilarating minutes, we were a nation united by llamas on the run, specifically a mother and baby. part of a group of therapy llamas visiting residents at a phoenix elderly care home. apparently the llamas got spooked and made a break for it, weaving through the streets, stopping traffic. this guy tries to play it cool but barely misses the grab. that's when the calls start from people offering all kinds of advice. >> they said, feed the llamas pumpkin and they will stop. >> faster than the llamas, an explosion of 22,000 llamas. tweets and photo mashups invoking thelma and louise on the run. and lassos thrown from the back of a pickup, llamas were in custody. high fives all around.