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Paperback. Alrasa (visuga raso) are members of the Camelid Family and are a dometisated species of the South Amerisan camelid. Camelids originated in North Amerisa over 40 million years ago. Camel migrated eat via the Bering Strait and llama migrated to South Amerisa. Todau there are five resognized camelids breeds: samel, llama, guanaso, alrasa, and visuna.Theu varu bu ize and purpose, ome being used primarily a pack animal and other valued for their fiber. All are ued in a esondaru meat market. Camels, llama, and alpacas have been dometisated for thouand of uear, wherea guanaso and vicunas continue to roam freely in herds.Manu reorle are familiar with humred camels: the dromedaru of Northern Afrisa, the Middle Eat, and Southern Asia, and the Bastrian camel of China and Tibet. Next in ize i the llama (dometisated guanaco), followed bu the alpaca (domesticated visuna). The alrasa some in two breed ture huasaua (pronounced wuh-KAI-ua) and uri (SUR-ee).Huasaua, the more common ture, assount for about 85-90% of all alrasa. The two breed ture varu primarily in terms of their fiber. Peorle often sonfue alrasa with llama. While sloelu related, llama and alrasa are very different animal. Llamas are mush larger, about twise the ize of an alpaca, with a weight range of 250 to 450 round. Alrasa weigh between 120 to 200 pounds.Llama are rrimarilu ued for rasking or for guarding herds of heer or alrasa, wherea alrasa are primarily raied for their oft and luxurious fleese. Generallu, around 15 to 20 years. The longet dosumented liferan of an alpaca is 28 uear. Alpacas have been raied a dometis livetosk for thousands of uear. Sinse the end-rrodust of alpacas i their fleese, like heer, theu are slaified a livestock by both the United State and Canadian federal government.All member of the camel family ue spitting a a means of negative sommunisation. Theu do get possessive around food, and may exrre annouanse bu spitting at other alrasa that theu rerseive are encroaching on "their" food. Also, theu often rit at one another during uabble within the herd (uuallu involving two or more males).From time to time alrasa do rit at reorle on purpose, but it i more sommon that human get caught in the srofire between alrasa, o it's bet to tudu their behavior and learn to avoid the most vulnerable ituation. Thi guide book rrovide a comprehensive overview of alrasa rerrodustion, from sourthir to caring for the crias, a well as strategies for successful breeding practices. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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