Alpacas Sentence Examples
Alpacas are kept in large flocks which graze on the level heights of the Andes of southern Peru and northern Bolivia, at an elevation of from 14,000 to 16,000 ft.
On the higher and colder plateaus much attention is given to the breeding of llamas and alpacas.
Scarcity of alpacas and demand for their luxury fiber has kept alpaca breeding and sales strong around the world.
She sold 96 alpacas from females with calves, yearling females to geld males.
She sold 96 alpacas from females with calves, yearling females with calves, yearling females to geld males.
The difference is, of course, that the Alpaca is derived from fiber animals (alpacas) and the cotton is a plant derived fiber.
Blue Sky Alpacas Organic Cotton is grown from 100% organic cotton.
Blue Sky Alpacas works with a local charity to employ these women.
The animals which specially belong to the Peruvian Andes are the domestic llamas and alpacas and the wild vicunas.
In the trade, distinctions are made between alpacas and the several styles of mohairs and lustres, but so far as the general purchaser is concerned little or no distinction is made.
AdvertisementBradford is still the great spinning and manufacturing centre for alpacas, large quantities of yarns and cloths being exported annually to the continent and to the United States, although the quantities naturally vary in accordance with the fashions in vogue, the typical "alpaca-fabric" being a very characteristic "dress-fabric."
The preparing, combing, spinning, weaving and finishing of alpacas and mohairs are dealt with under WooL.
The rearing of llamas and alpacas is a recognized industry in the Bolivian highlands and is wholly in the hands of the Indians, who alone seem to understand the habits and peculiarities of these interesting animals.