Alpaca are one of four species of South American camelid: Llama, Alpaca, Vicuna andGuanaco. Llama and Alpaca are domesticated, Vicuna and Guanaco are wild. Alpaca are the smallest of the domesticated camelidspecies. They have a slender body and neck, a small head and large, pointed ears. They are social animals that live in herds. These herds are not only composed of other alpacas but also include other species such as llamas, goats and sheep. Alpaca produce a range of vocalisations such as humming, clucking, grumbling and screeching. There is only one species of alpaca but two fleece types, often referred to as breeds. They are the Huacaya and Suri alpacas and we have both here at the zoo. The suri fleece type is commonly described as looking like a ‘teddy bear’ and the huacaya type as looking like ‘dreadlocks’.
|
Total Pageviews
Followers
Translate
Tuesday 16 October 2018
Alpaca - Lama pacos
Sunday 14 October 2018
Friday 12 October 2018
Wednesday 10 October 2018
Monday 8 October 2018
Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago
Photographed at Rushy Hide, Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire, GB.
I took these on dry but gloomy type of day, also, they were a long long way, my excuse.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)