Category: Alpaca Breeds

There are Several differences between Llamas and Alpacas, and often people confuse the two.     Llamas and alpacas are both in the camelid family hailing from South America.   Llamas have long banana-shaped ears while alpacas have straight ears and they are smaller.   Llamas are also bigger than alpacas, weighing up to 400 pounds. …

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There is only one species of alpaca – but two fleece types, often referred to as breeds. They are the huacaya and suri alpacas. The huacaya fleece type is commonly described as looking like a “teddy bear” and the suri fleece type as looking like “dreadlocks”. It is often said that the suri alpaca is …

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