Alpaca

Alpacas are fluffy, domesticated relatives of camels originally from the Andes mountains in South America. These gentle animals now live on farms across the world, with large populations in North America and Australia. People raise them for their soft wool, which comes in many natural colors.

• Originally lived high in the Andes mountains of South America
• Now raised on farms in North America, Europe and Australia
• Thousands of alpaca babies are born each year worldwide