The view unfolds in layers — blue sky into bluer islands, the Santa Barbara Channel, a glimpse of Carpinteria behind a wall of oak trees and, finally, alpacas. It is a view Carol-Anne Lonson wakes up ...

I didn’t know this. Alpaca are part of the camel family, called camelids. When you think about camels, you generally picture the one or two-humped variety, slowly walking along the crest of the hot ...

Porcupine Farm Alpacas of Greeley will host a first National Alpaca Farm Day next weekend. The event will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and will feature animals, yarns and goods, spinning ...

His affection is clear in the way he follows her around the yard, frolics with her in the dirt, nibbles at her fur and sniffs her ... uh, well, you know. Alas, Romeo will have to wait. Juliet, born in ...

Don and Jane Conner of Lookout Farm Alpacas are hosting a two-day open house from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 28 and from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 29. The event is a part of the Alpaca Farm Days in the United ...

The herd of alpacas entered the shearing sheds with a year’s worth of wool on their backs. Each left cleanly shorn, much lighter and humming happily. In the back of the shed, Fox Wire Farm owner John ...

Alpaca Expeditions is offering something special to female travelers. In 2024, the Indigenous-owned sustainable travel company in Peru is launching its first-ever women-only Sacred Valley and ...

ROCKFORD — Move over sheep; there's a new fiber in town, and the animal that produces it is being bred by a growing number of farmers in the Rock River Valley for its soft, moisture-resistant fleece.