Alpaca

  [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