Alpaca
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The alpaca is a domesticated species of South American camelid. Traditionally, alpacas were kept in herds that grazed on the level heights of the Andes of Southern Peru, Western Bolivia, Ecuador, and
Alpaca in Higashiyama Zoo 1
Leefgebied alpaca
Guanacos (wild parent species of llamas) near Torres del Paine, Chile
A domesticated alpaca near the shore of Lake Titicaca on the Bolivian side
Llama
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The llama is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a meat and pack animal by Andean cultures since the pre-Columbian era.
Alpaca
…knitted and woven items, similar to sheep's wool. Alpacas are visually and genetically similar to, and often confused with a relative species, the llama; however, alpacas are visibly shorter and predominantly bred for their wool, while llamas have long been more highly prized as livestock guardians (in…
Llamas, Vernagt Stausee, Italy
A Quechua girl in traditional dress with a llama in Cusco, Peru
A domestic llama
Skeleton of a llama