Alpaca

Stargazer ranch alpacas we have enjoyed being very involved in the alpaca industry over the past 20 years and look forward to the many more upcoming years helping new breeders carry on with the industry goals of establishing alpacas prominently at the top of the natural fiber marketplace.

Alpaca. Alpaca lama pacos south american member of the camel family camelidae order artiodactyla that is closely related to the llama guanaco and vicuña which are known collectively as lamoids. The alpaca vicugna pacos is a species of south american camelid descended from the vicuña. From the time we first saw an alpaca in 1999 to the time we purchased our first four in 2012 alpacas were in the back of our minds as a possibility for the future of our farm. The alpaca vicugña pacos is a domesticated species of south american camelid.

It is similar to and often confused with the llama. The dromedary of northern africa the middle east and southern asia and the bactrian camel of china and tibet. Alpacas are members of the camelid family. However alpacas are often noticeably smaller than llamas.

Livestock of america is the place to buy huacaya and suri alpacas online from alpaca ranches across usa. The alpaca and the llama were both apparently domesticated several thousand years ago by the indians of the andes mountains of south america. Adorable docile and soft alpacas are prized as pets and cattle around the world. The two animals are closely related and can successfully cross breed.

Alpacas are domesticated versions of vicuñas south american ruminants that live high. The camels that most people are familiar with are the ones with humps.