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The Alpaca is a South-American camelid closely related to the llama. It is an adoptable animal in Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection.
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Alpacas can be houses with llamas, kangaroos, and antelope. They also enjoy using Shelters, rope toys and tabletops for enrichment.
Suri Alpaca[]
Suri alpacas are rare and make up only 5% of the worlds alpaca population. Out of 37,000 Alpacas registered in the UK, there are only 2,000 Suris. They are genetically dominant (so if you cross breed a pure Suri with a Huacaya you end up with a Suri). Rather than the Teddy bear style bright, crimpy fleece of the Huacaya (pronounced Wuh-kai-ya), the Suri has a long hanging, dreadlock type lustrous fleece that hangs close to the body and moves freely. It is fine and dense, greasy in feeling and cool to the touch. The Suri fleece is also one of the most desirable fibres in the world and is heavily used by Italian fashion houses as high fashion fabric for designer clothing, luxury apparel, coats, sweaters and specialty interior fabrics and textiles.
The Suri Fleece hangs close to the body, moves freely and gives the Alpaca a lustrous and flat-sided appearance. The fleece should start locking at the head, which should run down the neck, across the body and down the legs all the way to the toes. The primary sign of quality in a Suri is lustre but the animal should also have a fine and dense, greasy feeling fleece which should be cool to the touch. There are four acceptable styles of lock in a Suri fleece but the locks should start at the skin, be compact and independent. Spirals in the lock can twist to either left or right and can be with or without a wave and should hang straight and hug the body. When opened up the inside locks should be as well formed as the outside and should have lustre right to the base.
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Suri Alpaca[]
Huacaya Alpaca[]
