Remarkable personality traits.
Alpacas are like people and display individual characteristics.
They are curious and alert. Intelligent and trainable (like a dog). Friendly…well not all of them! But some of them will always be ready for a treat and they will eat in your hand and allow petting.
Alpacas are calm by nature but also easily scarred by loud noises and running kids. Best way to approach them: sit down and wait for them to come and kiss your nose !
They are agile and graceful: watch the crias pronk in the pasture early in the morning and at dusk! It is a beautiful and entertaining show!
Beyond their charming, quirky good looks, these creatures are extremely clean to the point that they share a bathroom!
Alpacas are related to llamas, which are domesticated versions of another wild Andean ruminant, the guanaco. While llamas are used as pack animals, alpacas are raised mainly for their soft fiber.