The alpaca birthing process requires that the cria be properly aligned to make its exit. This means that it must present itself head first, belly down, and with its front legs extended over its head. This will be readily apparent.

The Crias Legs Emerge

10:45 AM - The cria's head is fully exited and its legs are showing. At this point we were not sure that the legs were properly aligned, but trusting nature we chose to observe. At this point fluid was draining from the cria's lungs and it was showing us the first signs of life, moving its lips.

Alpaca Sales

"His dress was simple, consisting of a pair of trowsers, and a shirt of the cotton cloth of the country, of a dark blue colour; a poncho of alpaca wool covered his shoulders, while a sash was fastened round his waist, and his feet were protected by sandals, fastened on by leather thongs. He threw himself on the ground before my father, who went to meet him, and taking his hand, he looked up imploringly in his face...."

W.H.G. Kingston

Manco, the Peruvian Chief - An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas

About the Quotations

Site Map - Privacy - Terms of Service - Contact Us