Llama and Alpaca Pictures

Llamas and Alpacas Pictures

Two alpacas cuddle up to each other before competition judging at the Sydney Royal Easter Show in Sydney, Australia.

Llamas and Alpacas Pictures

A mixed herd of llamas and alpacas grazing at the foot of the Payachata peaks in the Sajama National Park, Bolivia, southwest of La Paz, near the Chilean border. In this remote region, where the production for export of llama, alpaca and vicuna wool are the foundation of the economy, the global financial crisis has hit hard. Coveted in the fashion industry, the price of the wool from these animals has fallen sharply.

Llamas and Alpacas Pictures

Alpacas (Vigugna pacos) seen during an annual in Bolivia. This yearly event is celebrated to promote alpacas.

Llamas and Alpacas Pictures

This is a close cousin of the Alpaca. This little vicuna, Antonio, is caressed by an adult in his outdoor enclosure at a zoo in Berlin. Vicunas are wild camelids relative to the alpacas and live in the high alpine areas of the Andes mountains.

Llamas and Alpacas Pictures

A pair of alpacas from Snowshoe Farm in Vermont look out from their enclosure during the annual Vermont Farm Show.

Llamas and Alpacas Pictures

Two small alpacas search for fodder in their burnt-out paddock after a wild brushfire.

Llamas and Alpacas Pictures

A South American Alpaca is well insulated from the snow at a Zoo in London after a heavy snowfall. The alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated species of South American camelid.

Llamas and Alpacas Pictures

A llama eats hay and grazes on grasses. They are considered herbivores - or plant eaters.

Llamas and Alpacas Pictures

Alpacas: courtesy of the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC shows alpacas enjoying the first winter's snowfall.

Llamas and Alpacas Pictures

Alpacas in the wild in Peru, their native habitat.

Llamas and Alpacas Pictures