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  2. Alpaca - Wikipedia

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    Alpacas were domesticated thousands of years ago. The Moche people of Northern Peru often used alpaca images in their art. [6] Traditionally, alpaca were bred and raised in herds, grazing on the level meadows and escarpments of the Andes, from Ecuador and Peru to Western Bolivia and Northern Chile, typically at an altitude of 3,500 to 5,000 metres (11,000 to 16,000 feet) above sea level. [7]

  3. Camelidae - Wikipedia

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    The original camelids of North America remained common until the quite recent geological past, but then disappeared, possibly as a result of hunting or habitat alterations by the earliest human settlers, and possibly as a result of changing environmental conditions after the last ice age, or a combination of these factors.

  4. Llama - Wikipedia

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    By the end of the last ice age (10,000–12,000 years ago), camelids were extinct in North America. [3] As of 2007, there were over seven million llamas and alpacas in South America. Some were imported to the United States and Canada late in the 20th century; their descendants now number more than 158,000 llamas and 100,000 alpacas. [5]

  5. Lamini - Wikipedia

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    Lamini (members are called lamines) is a tribe of the subfamily Camelinae. It contains one extant genus with four species, all exclusively from South America: llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, and guanacos. The former two are domesticated species, while the latter two are only found in the wild. None display sexual dimorphism.

  6. List of domesticated animals - Wikipedia

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    North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Papua New Guinea: research, venom, pets Captive-bred Common in captivity, becoming rare in the wild 6c Other arthropods: Crested (Correlophus ciliatus) and suras geckos (C. sarasinorum) date uncertain New Caledonia: pets Captive-bred

  7. Category:Alpacas - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Alpacas" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  8. Lama (genus) - Wikipedia

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    Lama is a genus containing the South American camelids: the wild guanaco and vicuña and the domesticated llama, alpaca, and the extinct chilihueque.Before the Spanish conquest of the Americas, llamas, alpacas, and chilihueques were the only domesticated ungulates of the continent.

  9. Huarizo - Wikipedia

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    A huarizo, also known as a llapaca, is a hybrid cross between a male llama and a female alpaca. Misti is a similar hybrid; it is a cross between a male alpaca and a female llama. The most common hybrid between South American camelids, [ 1 ] huarizo tend to be much smaller than llamas, with their fibre being longer. [ 2 ]