Llamas and alpacas share a common ancestry, tracing back to their wild relatives, the guanacos and vicuñas, which roam the ...

It's easy to mistake llamas and alpacas for each other: Both are slender fluffy four-legged mammals with long necks that live in herds. So what's the difference between these two species? "That is the ...

It was more than 15 years ago when Geri Rutledge fell in love at the Nebraska State Fair. It was the expressive brown eyes, the long eyelashes, the soft and supple fleece. She fell in love with the ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

AREQUIPA, Peru — In this Andean nation far from glamorous runways, some of the most fashionable residents have four legs: vicuñas, alpacas and llamas. Exports of the animals’ fleecy coats have nearly ...

AREQUIPA, Peru — In this Andean nation far from glamorous runways, some of the most fashionable residents have four legs: vicunas, alpacas and llamas. Exports of the animals’ fleecy coats have nearly ...

In the Andean nation of Peru, far from glamorous runways, some of the most fashionable residents have four legs: vicunas, alpacas and llamas. Exports of the animals' fleecy coats have nearly doubled ...

There’s a lot of laughter and plenty of petting at the Mtn Peaks Therapy Llamas & Alpacas farm in Ridgefield, Washington, where visitors interact with a herd of friendly camelids, each about 300 ...