My favorite animal is the alpaca.
An alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated species of South American camelid. It resembles a small llama in appearance.
An alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated species of South American camelid. It resembles a small llama in appearance.
Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on
the level heights of the Andes of southern Peru, northern Bolivia, Ecuador,
and northern Chile at an altitude of 3,500 m
(11,500 ft) to 5,000 m (16,000 ft) above sea level, throughout
the year.[1]Alpacas are
considerably smaller than llamas,
and unlike llamas, they were not bred to be beasts of burden,
but were bred specifically for their fiber. Alpaca fiber is used for making knitted and woven
items, similar to 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. The fiber comes in more than 52
natural colors as classified in Peru, 12 as classified in Australia and 16 as
classified in the United States.
In the textile industry, "alpaca" primarily
refers to the hair of Peruvian alpacas, but more broadly it refers to a style
of fabric originally made from alpaca hair, but now often made from similar
fibers, such as mohair, Icelandic sheep wool, or even high-quality English
wool.[citation needed] In trade, distinctions are made between alpacas and
the several styles of mohair and luster.
An adult alpaca generally is between 81
and 99 cm in height at the withers.
They usually weigh between 48 and 84 kg (106 and 185 lbs).
(I drew this picture)
This post is so stupid, why would you like alpacas? They're stinky!!
ReplyDelete