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Alpacas evolved in South America, where the majority of the world’s population still live.
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Baby alpacas are called cria.
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Alpacas can live up to 20 years.
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Alpacas are camelids, which means they’re in the same family as camels. Alpacas are also lamoids. Lamoids are members of the South American camelid family – this includes alpacas, llamas, vicunas, and guanacos.
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Alpaca herds all toilet in the same area of their environment.
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Alpacas breed once a year.
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There are two breeds of alpacas – Suri and Huacaya.
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Alpacas can be trained with reward-based training.
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An alpaca’s stomach has three-chamberes
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There are approximately 5000 alpacas in New Zealand.
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People introduced alpacas to New Zealand in 1986.
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Cushing is a natural alpaca behaviour. This is when they lay down with all four of their legs underneath them.
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Alpacas have nails, not hooves.
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Alpaca are called modified ruminants, or pseudoruminants, as their stomach has three chambers, while ruminants have four.