Comments on: Alpaca http://www.itsnature.org/ground/mammals-land/alpaca/ Its nature offers you interesting information and facts on the natural world Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:49:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Alice http://www.itsnature.org/ground/mammals-land/alpaca/#comment-1632 Alice Tue, 05 May 2009 05:14:54 +0000 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/mammals-land/alpaca/#comment-1632 Their fur is more commonly refered to as fleece amongst we who breed them, their babies are called cria and they're mature by the age of 1 to two years old. As a sidenote: They love to roll in dust and have their own social hierarchy. They are very much herd animals and can recognise faces. Our animals have before rejected new animals, which are then left to wander on their own. They talk to each other by humming and they are highly intelligent animals who do develop connections to their herd and their owners. Their fur is more commonly refered to as fleece amongst we who breed them, their babies are called cria and they’re mature by the age of 1 to two years old.
As a sidenote: They love to roll in dust and have their own social hierarchy. They are very much herd animals and can recognise faces. Our animals have before rejected new animals, which are then left to wander on their own. They talk to each other by humming and they are highly intelligent animals who do develop connections to their herd and their owners.

]]> By: Overworkedandunderpaid http://www.itsnature.org/ground/mammals-land/alpaca/#comment-1631 Overworkedandunderpaid Mon, 04 May 2009 22:34:34 +0000 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/mammals-land/alpaca/#comment-1631 You know, you should really mention that a 'baby alpaca' is actually called a cria. You should also correct your mistake in the first paragraph. It's not fur, it's fleece. Like the sheep you mentioned. "...have little or no social interaction with one another." Um... they are a herd animal... They do actually interact with eachother, they can hum at one another, 'scream', call the herd alarm and cluck to their cria. Overworked~ You know, you should really mention that a ‘baby alpaca’ is actually called a cria. You should also correct your mistake in the first paragraph. It’s not fur, it’s fleece. Like the sheep you mentioned.
“…have little or no social interaction with one another.” Um… they are a herd animal… They do actually interact with eachother, they can hum at one another, ‘scream’, call the herd alarm and cluck to their cria.

Overworked~

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