There are two breeds of alpaca.
Baby alpaca vs suri alpaca.
The suri alpaca and the huacaya alpaca.
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The suri alpaca is a member of the camelid family which includes the llama huacaya alpaca the wild vicuna and guanaco and yes the camel.
Raw suri fleece sells for between 30 and 80 a lb with the highest premium paid for the for prime or blanket fleece of the alpaca s 1st shearing known as cria tui or baby alpaca fleece the average suri produces 4 8 lbs.
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A cashmere turtleneck sweater can cost around 2 000.
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The gestation period for a female alpaca is about 340 days almost a year and twins are rare.
Huacaya alpaca and suri alpaca.
Two breeds of alpacas are recognized by their different fleece types.
Huacayas which make up most of the north american herd and suris.
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Baby alpacas are called crias and usually weigh between 14 and 20 pounds at birth.
Two subspecies of alpaca are the most popular in the market.
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Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the andes of southern peru western bolivia ecuador and northern chile at an altitude of 3 500 to 5 000 metres 11 000 to 16 000 feet above sea level.
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Alpaca garments shopping guide.
Some products are advertised as made of baby alpaca.
The suri dates back between 5 to 20 thousand years and is known from archaeological records to have been domesticated for 6 000 years.
Royal baby and other categorizations of alpaca fiber.
Suri alpaca is rarer thus more expensive.
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Pink pastel suri baby alpaca hair for dolls.
Products made of alpaca fiber are unusually easy to care for and long lived.
The highest quality alpaca fibers feel softer and smoother than cashmere.
While the former produces a shorter and fluffy type of fiber the latter produces a longer fiber.