Llamas vs. Alpacas: The Final Word

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Here it is, the answer you´ve been waiting for:

Llamas are the "work horses" of the camel-cousin world. They are taller, live in herds of 1 male with many females, and have shotty useless hair. You don´t want llama meat. They come in all colors and are domesticated. They are also dressed up or decorated with tassels on ears, etc so you can take a picture with them (all over the cities and towns) for a small fee. 15 live at Macchupicchu.

Alpacas are the furrier smaller yet fatter relatives. You can eat them, although all the alpaca steaks I´ve had have been quite fatty and hard to chew. They don´t taste like chicken (or steak or anything else I´ve ever eaten). They come in all colors, are domesticated, and wander in heards of 40 or more. I bought an alpaca sweater and it smells funny when its wet.

Vicuñas are the royalty of the camel world. They live in a nature preserve, can´t be hunted, and have the BEST wool (1 kilo can cost up to 2,000 Euros!). They are only light brown on top and much lighter on their underside. I saw some from a bus.

Guanacas look like vicuñas but have black on their legs and ears. I saw a picture of one in a museum.

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Photos

Me with baby llama
This llama was only 11 days old!

Comments

[Jenn]

That is hilarious. I never knew this! Marcus' housewarming party is tonight so I was just thinking about you. I'm going to try to convince Em that we should have dinner at P Moon first. We'll have a beer for you. :) I'm so jealous that you're out there doing this! Hope you're doing well. Love, Jenn

[joanie]

llamas rule!
and so do you! good to hear from you...lots of love!

[John Haser]

Height
It looks like you found someone (finally) that you're almost as tall as.

[CJ]

oooh
bring me home a llama! jk! I have enough animals. The pic w/you and the baby llama is adorable.

[Tamara Fellows]

Thank you.
This was a great site I could send a student to when she asked the question... "Are llamas better than alpacas?" Fabulous photos, as well. Cheers!

[Leya Smith]

alpacas
Alpacas r better and no1 kan tell me otherwise. llamas suk. alpacas rock. ther fur is better and nicer. and llamas r fat losers. ha. i win. loly.