About Alpacas

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Have you ever seen a gif of an alpaca spitting on social media?

Alpacas have round faces, but they are animals that spit coldly😂

We're going to take a time to find out about these alpacas today.

 

 

【The habitat of alpacas】

Alpacas are mammals in the camelid family, and live in high-altitude areas of South America more than 4,000 m above sea level.

It is mainly distributed in the Andex Mountains, such as Ecuador, Peru, and Chile, and alpacas export alpacas' fur through large-scale grazing in South America, Australia, and New Zealand.

 

 

 

【Characteristics of Alpacas】

Alpacas are attractive animals with long necks and legs and fluffy fur🥰

The fur color varies in white, brown, black, and so on, and there are also patterned alpacas.

Since they are animals that live in groups, they must be raised in pairs when raising alpacas, and if they are raised alone, they can die of loneliness.😥

Also, alpacas are genetically close to llamas, so they can be confused because they look similar to llamas.🤔(Left) Rama/ (Right) Alpaca

However, the ear shape is a noticeably distinct feature.😮

In the case of the llama, the ears of the alpaca are lying down, but the ears of the alpaca are straight up and the body shape of the alpaca is smaller than that of the llama.

 

 

 

【Alpaca's prey】

Alpacas are herbivores that consume plants such as grass, tree leaves, and bark, and they are said to provide hay in places where alpacas are grazed and raised.🌿

As for hay, we usually pay for connections or Timothy.

Timothy is a nutritionally excellent feed that is said to help ruminate on ruminants such as alpacas.

 

 

 

【The reproduction of alpacas】

Alpacas live in groups of several females and cubs per male.

Alpacas give birth to one baby at a time, similar to humans, and the gestation period is 11 months.🙂

 

 

 

【Why Alpacas Spit】

Alpacas, which are commonly seen on social media, often spit when they play with food.

In fact, Al Qaeda is not to spit out the saliva😮

Alpacas are ruminants that ruminate.

Ruminants such as alpacas do not digest food when first ingested, but rather ruminate and chew several times.

In this process, alpacas spit.

It is said that the act of spitting an alpaca is a natural act that occurs during the digestion process of an alpaca, and is not what an alpaca does when it is angry.😂

 

 

 

【Can I get an alpaca as a pet?】

Raising an alpaca is not a legal problem.

However, it can cost 10 million won to buy an alpaca💸

Also, in order for an alpaca to live, it must have a space of at least 10 pyeong and take good care of its fluffy fur.

Alpacas are animals that live in high mountains and have to be raised in cool spaces because they cannot adapt to the hot and humid summer climate.✍

 

 

 

So far, we've learned about alpacas' habitat, food, characteristics, and reasons for spitting.

I hope this is a helpful post for anyone who had questions about alpacas.

I'll come back with an informative and interesting post next time.

 

 

 

 

 

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