Adorable white alpaca portrait
by Eti Reid
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Adorable white alpaca portrait
Artist
Eti Reid
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An alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated species of South American camelid. It resembles a small llama in appearance.
Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of southern Peru, northern Bolivia, Ecuador, and northern Chile at an altitude of 3,500 m (11,500 ft) to 5,000 m (16,000 ft) above sea level, throughout the year. Alpacas are considerably smaller than llamas, and unlike llamas, they were not bred to be beasts of burden, but were bred specifically for their fiber. Alpaca fiber is used for making knitted and woven items, similar to wool. These items include blankets, sweaters, hats, gloves, scarves, a wide variety of textiles and ponchos in South America, and sweaters, socks, coats and bedding in other parts of the world. The fiber comes in more than 52 natural colors as classified in Peru, 12 as classified in Australia and 16 as classified in the United States.
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April 16th, 2013
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Comments (19)
Tessa Fairey
This is just so cute Eti! It looks like he is wanting a kiss! Love his little face! v/f
Byron Varvarigos
I have some wonderful alpaca portraits in my "birds and quadrupeds" gallery, This is the cutest one yet! vf
Eti Reid replied:
Byron you have so many and very wonderful galleries! Thank you for appreciating his posing:)
Kym Backland
Eti, He's a funny fellow! I like how you captured the shadow over his eyes, like in a 1950's Hitchcock movie! FV
Nick Boren
We have lots of Alpacas in Oregon and this one is adorable... He or She.. was posing nicely for you Eti. :-) fv
Eti Reid replied:
Couldnt figure out the gender, but whatever it is, its the cutest lil thing ever:) And they make the greenest fertilizer too;) I bet you wanted to know that info badly:)))
Loriental Photography
Amazing cuteness !!! :) I also love the lighting so much ! Really a great capture, Eti ! v
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