#vicugnapacosseria

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#AlpacasOfinstagram #Alpaca #SouthAmericanAnimals Kingdom: #AnimaliaSeria Phylum: #ChordataSeria Class: #MammaliaSeria Order: #ArtiodactylaSeria Family: #CamelidaeSeria Genus: #VicugnaSeria Species: #VicugnaPacosSeria Binomial name #VicugnaPacos (Linnaeus, 1758) Alpaca range Alpaca is the common name for a domesticated, gregarious, high-altitude South American ungulate, Vicugna pacos (syn. #LamaPacos), of the camel family (Camelidae), characterized by a very long neck, long and slender legs (but short relative to the similarly appearing llama), small and elongate head, short ears with thin points, short tail, and a cleft upper lip. While its native range is in the high Andes mountains, this large herbivorous mammal is no longer found in the wild, but is maintained extensively in domestic herds, largely grazing in high elevations of the #AndeanAnimalsSeria of #PeruvianAnimalsSeria , #BolivianAnimalsSeria , #EcuadorianAnimalsSeria , and #ChileanAnimalsSeria ; the alpaca is commercially raised as well on other continents, notably in North America and Australia. #SouthAmericanAnimalsSeria #SouthAmericanAlpacosSeria #AlpacasSeria #LamaPacosSeria #AlpacasLifeSeria #15May2017seria #15MaySeria #2017MaySeria #2017MondaySeria #MondayMaySeria #MondaySeria (Alpaca Love)