🦙Alpaca

Vicugna pacos (Linnaeus, 1758)

Алпа̀ката (Vicugna pacos) е домашно чифтокопитно животно, произлязло от викунята. Отглежда се във високите части на Андите на 3500 – 5000 m надморска височина, на териториите на Еквадор, Перу, Чили, Аржентина и Боливия. Алпаката е с височина до 1 m, тежи около 70 kg и има меко и дълго руно (до 15 – 20 cm) Алпаката е одомашнена преди около 6000 години от индианците в Перу. Алпаката се цени и развъжда заради качествата на своята вълна, която е по-лека от овчата и съдържа 24 естествени оттенъка.

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Conservation status

Not evaluated

The IUCN Red List has not assessed Vicugna pacos yet.

Key measurements

Body mass: 62 kg
Body length: not recorded
Shoulder height: 0.93 m
Top speed: not recorded
Bite force: not recorded
Maximum lifespan: 26 years

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Body mass

62 kg

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Shoulder height

0.93 m0.9–0.95 m · typical rangeat the withers

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Page: "Measured at the withers: 90-95 cm when fully grown". Range only; value is the midpoint. Husbandry-standard figure for the domestic breed population, stated as such. ADW has no alpaca account.

Source: NSW Department of Education, Animals in Schools: 'Alpacas - introduction' (government husbandry guidance), https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/animals-in-schools/animals-in-schools-species/alpacas/alpacas-introduction · see citation

Maximum lifespan

26 years

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Gestation

345 days

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