Things I learned about alpacas

[blue_lotus13]

1. Alpacas like to be near people, but they will not generally approach a strange person.
2. Alpacas are much smaller than llamas and you can handle them by grabbing them by their necks. They can be halter trained and are easy to clean up after since they tend to defecate in one area.
3. Alpaca wool is seven times warmer than sheep wool.
4. Alpacas are known as a therapeutic animal because they hum to communicate with each other. Mothers and babies cluck to each other and they make a high pitched clucking sound when they are nervous.
5. Baby alpacas are known as cria.
6. Male alpaca drink a lot less water than female alpaca.
7. You can cross breed alpacas with llamas.

Comments

[star-blue.livejournal.com]

i was really surprised by how small alpacas are. i've been around llamas before, and i always assumed they were the same size. llamas and alpacas are totally weird and slightly scary to me. i can't read their body language the way i can with sheep, goats, or horses. they are cute, though. do you know if alpacas will fight off predators the way llamas do?

[blue-lotus.livejournal.com]

I didn't learn about that. They're not as vicious, but they do kick and spit.