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No. Alpacas are certainly not native to Australia. They are a relatively recent addition to Australia, being brought in as exotic farm animals in the 1980s.

They were introduced originally in the 1800s, but this attempt did not succeed.

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They are originally from South America high in the mountains. 12,000-16,000 feet above sea level. They probably don't live wild in Australia, but they could possibly live on farms there.

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