Alpaca 101

A small and friendly creature, Alpacas weigh from about 120-175 pounds.  They feed mostly by grazing in pastures for hay and grass and drinking fresh water.  They rarely eat tree leaves, which makes them quite environmentally friendly!  It would take 10 alpacas to eat as much as a single, average cow.

Alpaca is the only animal in the world that produces more than 22 natural shades from off white, cream to brown, grey and black. These animals are herd animals and indigenous to South America, where they make up 80% of the total population of Alpacas in the world.  Their average lifespan is approximately 20 years. 

Alpaca fiber is the finest of the world!