Alpacas | Can’t Sleep? Discover These Fluffy Andean Animals
· 29 min · S8 E599
Episode Alpacas | Can’t Sleep? Discover These Fluffy Andean Animals
Alpacas have spent thousands of years turning harsh Andean landscapes into a surprisingly successful place to be fluffy.
In this episode, you’ll explore the history and domestication of alpacas, their close relationship to llamas and other camelids, and the traits that help them thrive at high elevations in South America. You’ll also hear about alpaca fiber, herd behavior, breeding, and the different varieties people have developed over centuries of keeping these animals for their remarkably useful coats. Apparently, looking slightly judgmental while producing luxury fiber is a perfectly viable survival strategy.
It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping!
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Read with permission from Alpaca, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpaca), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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