Alpaca

ALPACAS (VICUGNA PACOS) Appearance Alpacas, in my opinion, are very ugly creatures. What makes them ugly is their soft fleece. Although it looks ugly, the fleece is extremely soft, and highly valued. The colors of their fleece can range from pitch black to white, including brown. They kind of look like a small llama. Alpacas have hooves like a pig and they spit like llamas. A fully grown alpaca weighs about 48-84kgs and is 81-99cm tall. Habitat Alpacas originate from Peru. They are thought to be domesticated by the Indians of the Andes Mountains. They live in the high mountain foot hills. Now wild Alpacas can be found all over South America in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Chile. Because they are known for their soft fleece, they have been imported all over the world into alpaca farms. Alpaca farms can be found in the U.S, U.K, and Australia. They can also be kept as pets. Diet…

This paper is all about alpacas! In this paper you will learn about their habitat which is mainly on farms, what you need to raise them, and what they are used for. I think that alpacas are the coolest farm animal because they have really cool hair and can sometimes even have a little afro going on! You will learn all about these three topics in my paper. They are originally from Peru, but in 1984 they were bought in by plains and large ships, but now they are banned from being brought into the…

Alpaca has originated around the Pre-Inca and Inca times. It also has different variations to be referred to, some call the Alpaca wool “fiber from the gods”. Alpaca wool mostly comes from Peru and South America. In the Pre-Inca and Inca times to own alpaca wool you had to be of high royalty and sometimes artists that could use to to make various different things. At this time Inca only used fabric as payment and to receive any type of fabric as a gift was of very high respect, and very…

Alpacas Llamas and alpacas may seem to be the same animal, but many differences show the separation. Alpacas are actually ½ to ⅓ of the size of llamas, and are vastly different in the way they live. Alpacas are actually ancient animals that were domesticated around 6,000 years ago. They have a very long, intricate history, with many physical characteristics; similar to llamas, but they differ with their divergent habits, and separate purposes. Both do ultimately relate back to the camelid…

1. Introduction Alpacas are a member of the camelid family from South America, where they live in the semi-arid areas of the high-altitude plateau. They are famous for their soft fleece, which is known for its good strength and a range of natural coat colors from solid white to black. Not only does the coat color of the alpaca have important economic value, alpaca is also a perfect animal model in which to study the mechanisms controlling mammalian coat color genes. Mammalian coat colors are…

easily especially if the alpaca tends to roll. If your alpaca gets injured during shearing, call the vet to come check it out depending on the size of the cut. If it’s only small, monitor it but it most likely will heal up fine. If it is a large cut, contact the vet as it might require stitches. Get advice from the vet of how to treat it and keep monitoring it until it seems safe enough and you think it will heal up fine.…

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To all you shoppers, did you know that some of Vineyard Vines shirts are made in Peru? Peru has one of the best cottons and wools made from alpaca and llamas. Peruvians are pretty cool to, they have a lot of really cool customs that may be different some American culture. My family follows Peruvian culture all the way from the U.S. Many people don’t know much about Peruvian culture, but that’s about to change. First of all, you should probably know a little about Peru before we go into the…

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My biggest competition is going to be the other sheep farms around where my farm is located. Other similar business that might affect me or be my competition is alpaca farms. Both of these businesses or farms will hurt in that they both sell wool. I would have to compete to make my wool more appealing than those of surrounding areas. It will hurt my business profits if my fine wool is not what buyers are looking for or if sheep wool is not in the market. Having alpaca farms can also affect me in…