What are the different names associated with an alpaca?
a. Cria-an alpaca baby born after a gestation of eleven months or 335 days. Crias usually weigh approximately 15 to 19 pounds at birth. After about 30 minutes to one hour, crias can usually stand and nurse. They are born during daylight hours. Infant mortality is very low and birthing problems are few. Alpaca moms are almost always devoted and protective. b. Dam-an alpaca’s mother. c. Female-in Spanish, the females are known as hembas. d. Male-in Spanish, the males are known as machos. e. Weanlings or tuis-an alpaca 6 to 12 months old. f. Yearling-an alpaca 1 to 2 years old.
