Alpaca
Alpacas are social herd animals that live in family groups consisting of a territorial alpha male,
females and their young. Alpacas warn the herd about intruders by
making sharp, noisy inhalations that sound like a high-pitched bray. The
herd may attack smaller predators with their front feet, and can spit
and kick. Like other lamoids, alpacas are slender-bodied animals with a long neck
and legs, a short tail, a small head, and large, pointed ears. Alpacas
are readily distinguished from llamas by their smaller size; they stand
approximately 90 cm (35 inches) high at the shoulder and weigh 55 to 65
kg (121 to 143 pounds). The alpaca also differs from the llama in having
a rounded, rather than squarish, body and in its habit of pressing its
tail close to the body rather than holding it erect, as does the llama
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