There's much more than meets the eye when it comes to the colour of an alpaca. Loading... Dr Kylie Munyard from Curtain University has spent the last nine years researching the colour genetics of the ...

BEULAH — An alpaca isn’t the first farm animal that comes to mind in northern Michigan, but a large herd of the gentle animals are making their mark in rural Benzie County. The Crystal Lake Alpaca ...

UNITY, Maine (WABI) - The common person would never think about what an Alpaca could do. The fleece of these gentle and sometimes quirky animals produces sustainable clothing. For 20 years the owners ...

Gary and Sue LeMaitre breed the llama-like alpacas in corrals at their Ballville Township home. One of their newest alpacas is Niki, who celebrated her three-week birthday Friday and will be auctioned ...

This is the place where the unique alpaca roams. It is just off the road going to the University of Massachusetts that is a city within itself; where the word zoo is used to describe social lives ...

• What: Alpacapalooza, with breeders, animals and vendors participating in two days of shows, competitions and sales of alpaca products. • When: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Farmers raising alpacas for their fleece are a growing segment of the U.S. agriculture industry Fifteen years ago, Jim Barker's wife came home from an Ohio county fair and told him she'd found their ...

TEN SLEEP -- Meeting an alpaca up close and personal is quite the experience. Their adorable, sheep-like faces are almost comical. It's the fleece or fiber of the animal that is highly prized. A ...

Alpaca fur, which was once reserved for royalty, has found its way into the hands of craftspeople and onto the backs of consumers looking for a natural fiber that is soft as snow. The alpaca, the ...