- VicunasExtremely wild, this young Camelids living in group at the altitude superior of 5000 metres, would be unfortunate with us. He is protected by the Agreement of Washington and can not be marketed.

- Guanacos Bigger, wilder than llamas, this small member of the camel family of South America, lives in wild groups of some individuals. Males of different groups are fighting during the rutting season. Furs are long. He only produces 250 g of poor quality of wool. In the Andes Cordillera, he is hunted for the flesh and the leather. By his nature, he would be unfortunate with you.

- Alpacas The alpaca (or alpaca, Alpaka) is smaller than the llama or guanaco: middle weight from 55 to 70 kg, height at withers 0.90 m. His ears are shorter than the llamas. Domesticated since millenniums in the Andes, they are brought up to it for their meat and wool. Colors are very varied. There are more than about twenty tints. We evaluate the quality according to the fineness, density and curly. Huacayas alpacas are very curly (the crimb) while suris alpacas have more crawl (undulations). See www.lama-alpaga.com or read "llamas, hear B. and C. Giudicelli (auf deutsch Lamas und Hans von Alpaka Rubeck)

- Llamas He is medium-sized, bigger than the alpaca, height at withers 1,25 m. and weighs from 80 to 120 kg. His ears longer and in the form of "bananas". The fleece is long and thick. The dress varies a lot. There are 3 qualities: the classics, the mid- fleecy and fleecy.

Llamas come from the Andes in South America: Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and Colombia. These high mountains are provided with rare herbaceous alpine vegetation. They resist to the seasonal sub-nutrition. It is a very soft and peaceful pet. Assaulted, he defends himself by spitting saliva mixed with food. Everybody remembers the Captain Haddock in Tintin "the temple of the sun» victim of the spit of a bad-tempered llama. Llamas and alpacas rarely spit to people.

The lama has his own mind and should be educated. His use is highly varied according to countries :
It is a pet.
This is a pack animal for hiking; his charges are based on his training.
He is very popular in pet therapy (contacts with a public handicapped person).
His fleece uses for making fabrics, cushions, tapestries or cords.
It is an excellent strimmer, silent and clean.
It is an excellent guard of herd. He will defend his herd without having learnt of the attacks against stray dogs and foxes.
His excrements, always put down in the same place, will serve as fertilizer. In some countries, dried excrements are an excellent fuel.

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