Posts Tagged ‘alpacas

Suri alpacas

In: alpaca facts

9 Apr 2009

There are two types of alpacas: suri and huacaya. They have different characteristics, and here’s an intro to the suri.

Pronk! Pronk!

In: alpaca facts

2 Apr 2009

We all like to express happiness. Animals do too: dogs wag their tails, cats purr, dolphins go in for exuberant acrobatics and alpacas… well, alpacas pronk.

“Here we are Nuzzle and Scratch
Best by far Nuzzle and Scratch
We’re alpacas from the Andes
With hooves instead of handies
No two others can match Nuzzle and Scratch
Nuzzle and Scratch!”
View CBeebies Nuzzle and Scratch intro video
A colleague alerted me to this yesterday. Apparently his kids are big fans, and I can see why. But the theme song [...]

And this is one someone else made earlier. Meet Mario. A more inquisitive alpaca you not will meet (or something like that). I met him at Ashdown Forest Llama Park. This was my first encounter with an alpaca and I realised on that day that they would be part of my future.  Kudos to Mario!
Alpacas [...]


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