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Alpaca

Vicugna pacos

Description:

An alpaca spotted here well away from the Andes. Alpacas have become popular in Switzerland and are bred for their fiber. Even llamas are now also seen as pack animals on hiking routes!

Habitat:

Grassy paddock

Notes:

Seen in a paddock close to my home where you would normally see dairy cows. Male, part of a group of 4. Came to check me out at the edge of the paddock but did not spit!

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25 Comments (1–25)

James McNair
James McNair 8 years ago

Superb

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 11 years ago

Thanks Smith'sZoo! I see him almost every day.

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

what a cutie pie... funny pic!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

I did like Ecuador Juan and MJ! I went to Chimborazo, Riobamba, the Napo river, Otavalo and nearby volcanoes. This was before I turned to digital photography... I'll have to come back!

I hope you like Ecuador, it a good destination for wildlife spotting

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

I used to spin, but now we keep just a few mostly as pets. We have four blacks and one white and brown one.

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

I've even seen some in Queensland Lori! You'd wonder about the appropriateness of the climate for them there... Tassie sounds much better! Do you breed them for fiber?

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

I've got five down in Tasmania (where they are very popular), so they are literally all over the globe at this point.

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thanks Juan and MJ. These have become so popular in Europe... fortunately I also saw them where they rather belong: your country!

Wow I didnt know about alpacas in switzerland, I grew in contact with this animals.

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thank you Alice!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Beautiful picture!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thanks Amber!

Amber Burns
Amber Burns 12 years ago

Cute!!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thanks Peter and everyone!

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

is very pretty and those dreamy eyes... :-)

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

NIce............

peter
peter 12 years ago

Spotting of the day!

"Part of the camel family, Alpacas were among the first animals to be ever domesticated over 6,000 years ago."

http://facebook.com/projectnoah/posts/21...
http://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/86...

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thanks Gina!

Gina9210
Gina9210 12 years ago

Really cute!

yulia8473
yulia8473 12 years ago

I would say he has a great future as a model!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thanks Yulia! He virtually posed for me.

yulia8473
yulia8473 12 years ago

beautiful shot)))

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thanks Carolina!

Carolina
Carolina 12 years ago

Precious!

DanielePralong
Spotted by
DanielePralong

Vaud, Switzerland

Spotted on Apr 24, 2011
Submitted on Apr 29, 2011

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