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HOME ALPACAS PERMACULTURE POMEGRANATES FARMSTAY TREECHANGERS GUIDE PERMASCAPE DESIGN
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Today these animals number in the millions once again, but outside their native South America, their populations are still very small-around 80,000 in Australia in 2007. Alpacas are intelligent, highly social animals, easy to care for and handle, appealing to look at and fun to have around. They communicate mainly through body posturing and a gentle humming sound. Their fleece is very fine, warm and soft, and was described as 'fleece of the Gods' by the Incas. Here at Galifrey Alpacas, we have cute crias (new-born alpacas), terrific tuis (weaners), heavenly hembras (females) and marvelous machos (entire males)! Currently, we have 48 alpacas, and offer a range of stud male services, alpacas, fleece and alpaca products for sale! We are members of the Australian Alpaca Association, in the Southern Highlands region, and all our alpacas are registered on the Australian Alpaca Register. Enquiries and inspections welcome by appointment. contact us If you are interested in learning more about alpacas - visit the Australian Alpaca Association website. http://www.alpaca.asn.au/index.shtml
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Alpacas
are members of the South American camelid
family, and have been bred for over 6,000 years. Pre-dating even the Inca
Empire, alpacas, and their cousin, the llama, were the only domesticated
livestock in the New World before the arrival of the Europeans. They were
an integral part of the culture and lifestyle of their Andean caretakers,
serving as a source of food, fuel, clothing and transportation. With the
Spanish Conquest of the Incas came the almost total annihilation of the
alpaca and llama, along with much of the human population. But, bred to be
survivors in the unforgiving conditions of the Altiplano, these hardy
camelids prevailed. 