It seems cute, but spit when you are not happy, it is known as "grass, mud, horse" of the alpaca, from Peru's national treasure, for the even-hoofed order, camel family of animals, although called alpacas but have nothing to do with sheep, and camels are close relatives,
Migration map
About 50 million years ago, due to the decline in sea level, some of their ancestors came from North America to Asia and then to Africa, and the camels of the Sahara Desert may have passed from us, and the other part of North America went south to South America, which led to the atopic.
--- alpacas
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Bactrian camel
At the same time, living at an altitude of thousands of meters, it is also known as "the gold of walking around in the Andes", because the fur of camel sheep has a very high economic value, in the international market, the price of 1 kilogram of camel wool is 400 to 500 US dollars, which is dozens of times that of ordinary wool. Growing at high altitudes, alpacas also have the dual advantage of yak and camel, both frost-resistant and drought-resistant
, slender face, bright eyes,
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Furry appearance, it looks very beautiful, in 2013 was also voted the world's cutest animal by CNN, alpacas have also become internet celebrities "animals, people have also raised pet alpacas, after all, alpacas are docile, will not take the initiative to attack humans, and relatively timid, very suitable for captivity, smart and human, empathetic, loyal to the Lord, strong adaptability. The most important thing is that the life of the alpaca is long, generally speaking, it can grow to 15-25 years, it is a very healing species, alleviating your unhappiness, studies have shown that alpacas can alleviate autism, ADHD, reduce stress and anxiety, etc., and even some hospitals, nursing homes also have alpaca treatment services, but remember that alpacas can not be raised alone, alpacas belong to social animals, single raising is prone to depression, and there is enough feeding environment for it, so in general, or do not raise, after all, a forty or fifty thousand, Two eight or nine thousand, really a little expensive,
So why do alpacas like to spit?
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In fact, the reason why the alpaca spit is completely
It is a physiological response of animal defense. When alpacas are chased by predators in the wild, they have no horns, two can't run fast, and the trisom is not tall enough, and in the absence of a weapon to defend themselves, saliva becomes a life-saving weapon, used to drive each other away. And its saliva is not ordinary, it is mixed with a mixture of forage and saliva in the stomach, so the taste is very unpleasant, it is difficult to swallow after smelling, and the spray speed of alpaca saliva is very fast, and the range can reach more than 3 meters.
So if you are afraid that it will suddenly spit on you before touching the alpaca, it is important to know that the details of the alpaca's action before spitting, they will first lower their ears, while the neck and head are raised, and there will be a crackling sound in the mouth, and then aim at the target, a blow spray.
If you really can't stand it
If you spit, then you must know that in fact, the meat of the alpaca is very delicious between beef and lamb, and it is more delicious than lamb, the texture is better, and the most important thing is that there is no smell, so no matter from the inside to the outside, the alpaca can be described as a proper healing god pet, but fifty thousand of you are willing to eat?
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