Your EAP is here to help with family, work, health and legal issues. You must be logged in to post a comment. Their ears: Alpaca ears have short spear-shaped ears while llamas have much longer, banana-shaped ears. Their size: Alpacas generally weigh in at around pounds while llamas can get as heavy as pounds.
It is hypoallergenic, water repellant, and it the warmest of wools. It also lends itself to producing high-end fiber products like socks, scarves, and hats. Llamas not so much. Another key point is personality. Llamas are protectors and they are alert. They are pack animals and workers.
Alpacas, on the other hand, are timid, more relaxed, and can be just plain goofy. This makes the United States alpaca industry immature at best. Alpacas are growing in numbers, but the llama population in the United States is drastically going down. In there were , registered alpacas, but only 30, registered llamas. Alpacas tend to also be located in a few key states.
Calfornia, Washington, and Ohio have the largest numbers of registered alpacas. Older information online will state Michigan has a very large population, but this is actually false. Michigan alpaca farmers are growing and I do expect this figure to increase year over year. The 4H fair quickly taught me that alpaca farmers are pro alpaca and llama farmers are pro llama.
Rebecca is an alpaca farmer who lives on just outside of Traverse City, Michigan. I ran in s field of Llamas… they ignored me… I was about fifty years old… at the time…. Llamas grow up to twice the size of alpacas and belong to the camel family. Both animals can be […]. I love the way you explained it nice info alpacas are found in South America region and I love them. Check out the new Million Gardens Movement website and get gardening!
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Animals , Plants. By Andrew Amelinckx on September 25, Andrew Amelinckx. Their ears: Alpaca ears have short spear-shaped ears while llamas have much longer, banana-shaped ears. Their size: Alpacas generally weigh in at around pounds while llamas can get as heavy as pounds. At the shoulder, an average alpaca stands between 34 and 36 inches, while a llama generally ranges between 42 and 46 inches.
Their purpose: For more than 5, years alpacas have been bred for fiber and in Peru for meat as well , while llamas have been bred for the same amount of time as pack animals and meat.
Their hair: The alpaca produces a much finer fiber than the llama. The alpaca also produces more fleece than its larger cousin and in a much greater variety of colors.
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