Alpacas

There are suri alpacas, which have what I call dreadlocks, that hang down in little ringlets, and there are huakaya (I think it's said like wakaya), which have fleece (alpaca hair) like a teddy bear, all fluffed out and everything.

about 125 pounds

Baby alpacas, known as crias, look like smaller versions of adult alpacas. They also tend to have lighter coats and spindlier legs than their adult counterparts.

Young alpacas are called crias. A young male would be a male cria.

depends if it is fine the cost is between 3 to 10 dollars an oz,if regular maybe between 2 and 8 dollars an oz.

Yes. Alpacas are easy to tame and can make good pets.

Yes, but more so if the alpacas were raised with cattle from a young age. Alpacas and cattle will not get along well if they're not used to each other or do not tolerate each other. Alpacas are good livestock guardians, but sometimes they can also wreak havoc in the cow-herd if they're not trained or accustomed to being around cattle. Quite often selecting for cows that are very defensive towards predators is better than risking getting a livestock guardian that is not a guardian at all.

Thus, in most cases, you should be careful about putting an alpaca (or alpacas) with cattle.

Open grassland, particular montane grassland like that in the Peruvian mountains, but they're quite adaptable creatures and will live on pastures on farms and that.

The price varies considerably depending on where it is being marketed, its quality, type (Suri or Huacaya and whether it is raw fleece or already cleaned and spun. A quick search of the retail market has an ounce of fleece clean fleece at around 20 dollars.

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.

Yes, alpacas have a bony vertebral column that protects their spinal cords.

Alpacas are from South America

The albatross is endothermic, able to maintain its own body temperature. It is a bird, and mammals and birds are endothermic. The term 'endothermic' is the biological term for an animal that is warm-blooded.

warm weather

they both spit (llamas spit more than alpacas). they are both my favorite animals

Camels, Llamas, Alpacas, Vicunas, Guanacos, and a couple other animals are all related. They are all camelids, like horses and donkeys are both equines.

The Andes Mountains.

yes, they have a rough outer layer of wool and a soft inner layer of wool, just like llamas.

At about 2 months old start feeding a light grain along with the 2 daily feedings. Go down to one full bottle feeding and a half bottle feeding with grain for a week. Then just one bottle feeding and a full grain with hay feeding for a week. Then a half bottle feeding with grain and hay until the bottle is taken away. The calf should be weaned by the 4th week. This should take a month. Be your own judge of how much the calf eats solids, if it eats well, you can take away the bottle sooner. If the calf bawlks a lot, do it slower.

Alpaca fibre is in more demand in the textile business than wool because it is a natural fabric that gives more warmth without the harsh texture of wool. Alpaca apparel is warm, soft, and highly comfortable because of this. The increased awareness of alpaca fiber's high quality and sustainability has resulted in an increase in demand for the fibre in the textile and fashion industries.

The alpaca fibre market is predicted to develop dramatically in the next years, thanks to the constantly expanding number of alpaca fibre fashion boutiques around the world. With the surge in demand for warm and soft alpaca fibre, the alpaca fibre market is rising at a quick rate as the trend of supplying highly sustainable and eco-friendly clothes and accessories gains popularity in the fashion apparel industry.

Manufacturers are focusing on alpaca nutrition to improve alpaca fibre quality -

While the alpaca fibre market is increasing at a rapid pace, industry players are working to improve the quality of alpaca fibre in order to attract more customers. Because high genetic merits can lead to vast volumes of high-quality alpaca fibre, alpaca fibre manufacturers are focusing their efforts on providing nutritious diet to alpacas. Alpaca nutrition has a big impact on their health and reproduction capacities, and it also helps them produce softer, higher-quality fibre.

Peru remains the world's leading producer and exporter of alpaca fibre, with China and Italy as the primary destinations for Peruvian alpaca fibre exports. The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) developed the luxury fashion brand "Alpaca del Per" for the sale of high-quality alpaca fibre clothes and accessories to capitalise on numerous commercial opportunities in the alpaca fibre market.

Source: Fact.MR : Alpaca Fiber Market

Alpacas can be found all over the world due to farming, but they are from South America.

Alpacas usually eat grasses - just like llamas, horses and such animals. (2) Alpacas aren't wild! I know you may have been mislead by the topic they have been put under, but alpacas are now all domesticated. I'm so sorry to dissapoint you, but alpacas are no longer wild. Domesticated alpacas, however, eat : - Orchard grass hay - Specially formulated alpaca feed - Gestation and Lactation for pregnant females and growing youngesters - Llama feed mixed with Mare & Foal - A mix of rabbit pellets and the above - Orchard or another form of grass, depending on the area grass is to be grown That is what my alpacas eat, anyway!

Alpacas do not shed, they must be sheared.

There are in fact, many uses for alpacas, but to name a few :

- Fiber

- Reproduction

- Nursing home / hospital "helpers"

Alpacas are not used for meat, and I hope they never will be!

in Peru thay do eat alpaca.