Alpaca Facts
:. Life Span: 15 - 25 years
:. Average Gestation is 335 days
:. Single births.
:. Highly interactive and entertaining.
:. Highly intelligent.
:. Colors: 22 basic colors that may blend into beautiful variations, 250 shades.
:.Harvest approximately 6-10 pounds of fiber per year.
:. Alpacas eat about as much as a medium sized dog.
:. Birth: Birth weight is usually around 15 to 19 lbs. Babies can often stand and nurse within 30 minutes to one hour.
:. Infant mortality is very low.
:. Average Weight: 100 to 175 lbs. or about 1/3 the size of the llama.
:.Average Adult Height: 32"- 37" at the withers.
:. Financial Investment: Alpacas offer solid financial returns, market is strong in the USA and returns are around 15 to 38% (AOBA's Investment Brochure)
:. Alpacas dung in one or two areas in their pasture. This makes for easy clean up.
:. Adaptable to many environments.
