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ALPACA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lama pacos
HOUSE NAME: Males "Graham" "Ronin" Female: "Gracie"
HABITAT: Southern Peru to Northern Chile and Argentina. High mountains and plains with sparse and rough terrain.
CONSERVATION STATUS: Least Concern
FUN FACT: Alpaca have been valued and domesticated for 4000-5000 years. At the time of the Spanish Conquest, alpaca numbered in the tens of millions. It has been bred ever since for its wool, meat, skin and milk, and manure was used for fuel. The wool was woven into robes worn by the Inca royalty, and was used by the Incas to make most of their textiles.
DIET: Grasses, alpaca are strictly grazers.
DESCRIPTION: Fur can be seen in a wide variety of colors, including white, white with brown patches, black or rich dark brown. They have two toes on their hooves. Height 3-4 ft. Weight 120-145 lbs. Divided top lip. Long eyelashes. Continually growing, sharp lower teeth. When shearing, their fur is known as "fiber" and measures up to 19.5 inches long
Ronin has the darkest fur of the 3. Graham has a white patch of fur
on their head.
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