[Vicugna pacos]
Habitat: Worldwide
Height: 4.5’
Weight: 150-185 lbs
Average Lifespan: 20 years
Gestation Period: 11 months
Number of Young: 1
Conservation Status: Domesticated
– Highly valued for their wool, which is used to make clothing
– Wool fiber comes in more than 22 natural colors
– Baby alpacas are called “crias”
– Alpacas have a communal dung pile which they do not graze
– The two types of alpaca are Huacaya and Suri