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Did you know?
Say that the alpaga "spit" is an euphemism. Sometimes, the projectile has air and saliva, but the most often it's a grassy and acidic mix whose go up from the stomach for be projected on the target. Spit is most often reservated to others alpagas, but a spit on a man can arrive occasionally.
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The alpaga is very calm and sweet, with a natural affinity for kids, he can keep a certain independence without be shy. It's a curious and intelligent animal, who is not aggressive towards humans or others animals, he can easily cohabit with others species.
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Scientific name :
Vicugna pacos
It's a specie of domestic camelide south-American which look like a little llama. In opposite of llamas, alpagas had not been domesticated for be human's help, but for them wool, that permit to make a lot of kind of clothes, and particularly ponchos. Beyond the size and the quality of the wool, an alpaga can give approximately 2 to 3 kg of wool per year.
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Where does it live?
He comes from the Andes (Peru, Bolivia, Chilli and Argentina)
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Key figures |
Shoulder height : 85 cm
70-80 kg
Pregnancy: 11 month
The child weigh: 7 kg at the birth (and has already some centimeters of hairs)
Life expectancy: 20 years
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