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Traditionally, alpacas were kept in herds that grazed on the level heights of the Andes of Southern Peru, Western Bolivia, Ecuador, and Northern Chile. More recently, alpacas may be found on farms and ranches worldwide, with thousands of animals born and raised annually. Alpacas are especially popular in North America, Europe, and Australia.
Dromedary camels, bactrian camels, llamas, and alpacas are all induced ovulators. [8] The three Afro-Asian camel species have developed extensive adaptations to their lives in harsh, near-waterless environments. Wild populations of the Bactrian camel are even able to drink brackish water, and some herds live in nuclear test areas. [9]
Both archaeological research and archival documents refer to the existence of camelid herds on the coast long before the Inca conquest: from pre-ceramic times. They must have fed in the hilly region and in the carob forests, which today are almost totally depredated. When the hills dried out, the animals fed on the pods of the carob trees.
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