Alpacas 4u2c

Wild Roads

Alpacas 4U2C

By KathleenWalls


Very young alpaca at Alpacac4U2C
The line between “wild” and “domesticated” is a shadowy one. All present domesticated animals once were wild. One great example is Alpacas. Alpacas are members of the camelid family of mammals. Their history begins in the mists of South American prehistory. Alpacas were probably domesticated as much as 6000 years ago in Peru, Bolivia and Chile. The Spanish conquistadores almost wiped out the species—almost 90% ... read full article

January 25, 2009 - Alpacas at Stonehenge in Blairsville, Georgia

Lee and Joanne Mansfield, owners of Alpacas 4u2c, recently visited Stonehenge Assisted Living facility in Blairsville, Georgia. They didn't go alone. Zoey, a young female alpaca, went, too. She was a polite girl while visiting with the residents at Stonehenge . Zoey especially loved the Stonehenge ladies (and they loved her, too).

Joanne says, "What a wonderful time we had at Stonehenge ! Zoey always gets a smile out of peo... read full article