Alpaca
Vicugna pacos
ok. 90 cmAdult male
at the shoulder
at the shoulder
- Mass
- 45.3–86.1 kgDorosłe alpaki huacaya
Alpaca — size comparison
The alpaca is a domesticated South American camelid closely related to the vicuña. It has a compact body, short muzzle and abundant fleece in many colours and s
Silhouette comparison
Height
Ground barkReference values · details in the profiles
HeightScale in m
00,20,40,60,81
approx. 90 cm
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Alpaca — size comparison — facts and sources
The alpaca is a domesticated South American camelid closely related to the vicuña. It has a compact body, short muzzle and abundant fleece in many colours and shades. Originating in Andean pastoral life, it now also lives on farms outside South America.
It chiefly eats grasses and other herbs, grazing slopes and valleys on mountain pastures. Dense fleece protects against cold. A female usually bears one youngster after a pregnancy of around eleven and a half months.
Alpacas live in herds and respond attentively to companions. They communicate with soft humming sounds and positions of the ears, tail and neck. Short, repeated alarm calls signal danger. Spitting may express displeasure towards another alpaca.
Smithsonian podaje 81,2–99 cm w barku u alpak huacaya i 45,3–86,1 kg. Plansza używa 90 cm, zaokrąglonego środka tego zakresu. Uszy, głowa i puszysta okrywa włosowa nie wyznaczają skali.