facts

	Life Span: 15 - 25 years
	Average Gestation is 335 days
	Single births.
	Highly interactive and entertaining.
	Highly intelligent.
	Colors: 22 basic colors that may blend into beautiful variations, 250 shades.
	Harvest approximately 6-10 pounds of fiber per year.
	Alpacas eat about as much as a medium sized dog.
	Birth: Birth weight is usually around 15 to 19 lbs. Babies can often stand and nurse within 30 minutes to one hour.
	Infant mortality is very low.
	Average Weight: 100 to 175 lbs. or about 1/3 the size of the llama.
	Average Adult Height: 32"- 37" at the withers.
	Halter Breaking: Alpacas can be halter broke in about three to four training sessions.
	Financial Investment: Alpacas offer solid financial returns, market is strong in the USA and returns are around 15 to 38% (AOBA's Investment Brochure)
	Alpacas dung in one or two areas in their pasture. This makes for easy clean up.
	Adaptable to many environments.

		*Alpacas and Llama* (on right) roam together on the Altiplano yet typically separate into their own groups.
		*Guanacos* *Sentry* *range at lower elevations than other camelids. Few reside in the US, typically very high strung.*
		*Vicunas* *are still considered endangered and are not exported out of South America at this time. They harvest the finest a lpaca fleece available (approximately 10-12 microns)*
		Suris Soft corded fiber. Enormous shine and luster. Approximately 4,000 in the USA. *Sara of Bolivia*
		*Mixes* *Suri/Llama cross.*