Alpacas are members of the South American Camelid family. They are smaller than a llama, standing at 30 - 38" at the shoulder and are kept for their amazing luxurious fleece. There are two kinds of alpaca; the huacaya which has sheep-like woolliness and the suri that has long spiral locks.
The colour of the fleece ranges from black, brown, fawn, grey and white. Within those colours there are about 23 different shades. They are a herd animal and do not like to be kept on their own, so it is always recommended that a minimum of three alpacas should be kept together.
