Alpacas are Wonderful

Alpacas produce one of the world's finest natural fibers in more colors than occurs with any other animal. The alpaca fleece is as soft (softer in many cases!) as cashmere and much warmer and stronger than wool. For thousands of years, alpacas played a central role for people living in the Andean plateaus and mountains of South America and now alpacas are being recognized internationally. Alpacas are quiet, gentle, intelligent, easy to handle and disease resistant. The average height of alpacas at the withers is 36" with an average weight of 150 pounds.