They are easy to care for and inexpensive to maintain compared to other livestock.
Alpacas have a passive, intelligent, curious nature.
They have been domesticated in South American countries for thousands of years and are now gaining popularity in other countries. Each has remarkably different fiber characteristics while having otherwise similar physical appearance and demeanor. The suri is more rare representing roughly ten percent of the North American herd. Alpacas are very rare in the United States. Breeders have imported high quality animals and are now concentrating on perfecting and expanding the superior stock.