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About alpaca farm and suri alpacas. These animals, like their cousins, were probably domesticated by the early Peruvians from the wild guanaco, largest of the camels of the New World, which still exists in a wild state and is always of uniform coloration. The fleece of these animals are extremely variegated. In the past they were handled only when the fleece is removed, seldom saw any one except the peaceful shepherds, and were extremely shy of strangers, although not nearly as timid as its distant cousin the vicuna. Their birth weight is between 15 and 19 pounds and the babies (cria) can stand and nurse within 30 minutes to one hour after birth. About alpaca farm and suri alpacas.

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The males produce approximately eight pounds and the females about five pounds of easily marketable fleece from their coats per year. About alpaca farm and suri alpacas. These animals are usually timid. In the wild, although they are timid, on occasion, if they are thirsty and were seeking water holes they stop and allow you to observe them closely. Their fleece is one of the softest in the world. About alpaca farm and suri alpacas.