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Alpaca

It is a medium size animal, with 1.50 mts of height and 60 kilos of weight. It is smaller than the llama and it had a curvier sillouhette. It features a flock of hair in its head, of different tones depending on the species. Its gestation period goes from 342 to 345 days.

Scientific name
Lama Pacos
Family
Camelidae
Distribution
Andes in South America. In Chile, you can find it between the First and Fourth regions.

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