Alpaca Facts

Life Span: 15-25 Years
Average Height: 33" to 39" at withers
Average Weight: 100 to 175 lbs (about 1/2 to 1/3 the size of a llama)
Average Gestation: 335 days: approx. 11 1/2 months
Birth: 15 to 19 lbs at birth. Babies can often stand and nurse within 30 minutes to one hour. Infant mortality is very low. Wean at 4 to 6 months.
Colors: Solid colors. There are 22 basic colors with many variations and blends.
Types:

Huacaya, which has a short, dense, crimpy fiber, giving a wooly or “teddy bear” appearance.

Suri, which has long silky, wavy fibers that many say look like dreadlocks.
Baby: Cria