In your mom's cooter.
Food, water, shelter, love....
food, mostly. not lettuce or green vegatables.
Usually there are only specific shows and events just for Alpacas, but sometimes local county or state fairs have just a few alpacas. But more likely you can find them at specific alpaca events and fairs. To find shows, events and fairs specifically for alpacas in your area you can go to the alpacaowners.com event calendar - or shows are sometimes posted on various blogs or websites.
Yes, most alpacas will be just fine in a pasture with other herbivores (horses, cattle, sheep, goats). However, if you have two or more alpacas, you'll likely find they form a herd by themselves and do not associate much with the other animals in the pasture.
Some collective nouns for alpacas are an inflation of alpacas, others are a flock or a herd of alpacas.
No, Alpacas have spines.
Yes, alpacas are pseudoruminants. They have 3 stomachs. In the first two stomachs, food ferments. They also chew their cud, which means that regurgitated food can come back up to be chewed again before returning to the stomachs. In the third stomach, the food is digested. This system allows them to maximize the nutrition of their food.
Alpacas are native to the Andean Mountains of South America, although they have been imported to North America. Alpacas are herbivore ruminants and eat hay, grass and other plant material.
Really, alpacas don't have a main food source. They eat chaff, nuts, grass, hay, bread, carrots, apples, lettuce, etc. Much the same as horses.
No, alpacas are a species of South American camelids that do not have a hump.
Alpacas are not harmfull. They are very gentle