Alpacas
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Well, it has been nearly 3 weeks since I last posted one. This cuties' expression seems to be either bemusement, or as I prefer to think, she liked me ;)
Have a fantastic Friday :)
Alpaca portrait shot taken at the Egli's Sheep Farm in Minnitaki in the Township of Machin in the Kenora District in Northern Ontario Canada
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The alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a species of South American camelid. It is similar to, and often confused with, the llama. However, alpacas are often noticeably smaller than llamas. The two animals are closely related and can successfully cross-breed. Alpacas and llamas are also closely related to the vicuña, which is believed to be the alpaca's wild ancestor, and to the guanaco. There are two breeds of alpaca: the Suri alpaca and the Huacaya alpaca. Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of Southern Peru, Western Bolivia, Ecuador, and Northern Chile at an altitude of 3,500 m to 5,000 m above sea level. Alpacas are considerably smaller than llamas, and unlike llamas, they were not bred to be working animals but were bred specifically for their fiber. Alpaca fiber is used for making knitted and woven items, similar to sheep's wool. These items include blankets, sweaters, hats, gloves, scarves, a wide variety of textiles and ponchos in South America, and sweaters, socks, coats and bedding in other parts of the world. 60829
At least I am pretty sure it's an Alpaca and not a Llama.
Taken during a nice evening out with my photo buddy who took me to where they were grazing.
Desde el campamento en Jatunpata tenemos esta estresante visión del entorno al final de la tarde.
Cordillera Vilcanota, Perú.
I didn't know how beautiful alpacas could look until I met this guy. A natural born top model!
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There's something so comical about these creatures - they seemed very interested in what we were up to on our family walk!
He was too cute with his little bell around his neck!
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Le bel alpaga
Il était trop mignon avec sa petite clochette autour du cou !
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Col de la Raya - Pérou / Raya pass - Peru
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An alpaca at the garden on Port Island in Kobe, Japan.
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and God Bless,
hugs, Chris
Alpaca's komen uit het Andesgebergte (Chili, Bolivia en Peru) en behoren tot de kameelachtigen. Alpaca's kunnen 22 kleuren hebben.
Een Alpaca kan, net als een lama, spugen. Het spugen is onderdeel van het kuddegedrag. Gelukkig spugen ze alleen naar soortgenoten en niet naar mensen. Alpaca's leven 15-25 jaar. Ze wegen 60-80 kilo. Alpaca's eten graag hooi en gras.
De wol van Alpaca's is zachter en warmer dan schapenwol.
Alpacas come from the Andes Mountains (Chile, Bolivia and Peru) and belong to the camelid family. Alpacas can have 22 colors.
An Alpaca, like a llama, can spit. The spitting is part of the herd behavior. Fortunately, they only spit at conspecifics and not at humans. Alpacas live 15-25 years. They weigh 60-80 kilos. Alpacas like to eat hay and grass.
Alpaca wool is softer and warmer than sheep's wool.
An Alpaca at Tanglin Farm.
An Alpaca farm just north of Richmond at Tennyson. New South Wales Australia.
Just for a change - portrait of a young alpaca male taken on the paddock frequented by the Satin Bowerbirds.
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La alpaca (del quechua allpaqa, paqu o a veces paqucha, a través del aimara allpaqa) (Vicugna pacos) es una especie doméstica de mamífero artiodáctilo de la familia Camelidae. Evolutivamente está emparentada con la vicuña, aunque en las poblaciones actuales hay una fuerte introgresión genética de la llama (Lama glama).
Se distribuyen en puntas —rebaños o manadas— numerosas que pastan todo el año en la puna y las mesetas de los Andes, el norte de Argentina, el oeste de Bolivia, noreste de Chile, desde Ecuador y en los Andes del Perú, país que posee la principal población de esta especie con más del 80% de la población mundial: Las alpacas viven siempre a una altitud aproximada de 3500 a 5000 m s. n. m. Desde finales del siglo xx también hay criadores de alpacas en Estados Unidos, Europa, Australia y Nueva Zelanda.
Raza Suri: La fibra de la suri crece en forma paralela al cuerpo de la alpaca, formando rulos independientes a través de todo el cuerpo a manera de los flecos del mantón de las mujeres altoandinas, posee densidad, suavidad, y lustre mucho más notorios que en la de la huacaya, confiriéndole un aspecto sedoso y brillante.
Fuente: wikipedia