Out on the plains north of Coeur d’Alene, a quiet revolution in ranching is taking place. On the land once cleared for huge cattle herds, owners with small plots have turned to breeding alpacas.

The genetic improvement of alpaca fibre has emerged as a vital discipline at the crossroads of animal breeding and textile innovation. Research in this field seeks to elucidate the genetic ...

After one of their most successful breeding seasons on record, Erin Marsden's property near Orange in the New South Wales central west is filled with baby alpacas, known as crias. Australia's alpaca ...

Take a drive in rural Lancaster County and you’ll see the familiar cows, sheep and steers grazing on the rolling hills. More often than not, these days you’ll see another four-legged animal, too. Once ...

Some alpacas that fail to producce enough to fiber to cover the cost of their hay end up at Linda Hayes' llama and alpaca rescue outside Carbondale, Colo. Known for their calm temperaments and soft ...

EUGENE, Ore. - “Heeeeeeere ‘paca ‘paca ‘paca ‘paca ‘paca, heeeeere ‘paca ‘paaaaaaca,” Robbin Freedman calls out to a herd of around 50 grazing alpaca. Many of the three-foot tall four-legged animals ...