Alpaca pic spam

[maystone]

You know, I took these pics and even I'm all "Awwwwwwww!" Our friends' huacayas are so freakin' adorable.

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[sparky77.livejournal.com]

They are seriously the most photogenic animals ever. Aw!

[maystone.livejournal.com]

They are! All they have to do is just stand there.

[circumspectly.livejournal.com]

Oh MAN, that last one is a big ole flirt, eh?

Great pics, honey!!

[maystone.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Oh some of them are just insanely flirty and affectionate. It's a great ego booster to be around them :)

[althea]

Aw, I like the auburn one with the white face (#3). S/he's so pretty and soft-looking. (Hi!)

[maystone.livejournal.com]

Hi back at ya!

She is pretty, isn't she? Diane has some gorgeous girls in her herd.

[caerwynx.livejournal.com]

Awww...

*pets*

*chin scritches*

[maystone.livejournal.com]

The nice thing about Diane's guys is that you actually can pet and scritch them. Unlike our stand-offish - but equally pretty - guys.

[sffan.livejournal.com]

Awwww.

[maystone.livejournal.com]

Bwah! Our guys look soooo goffy compared to hers :)

[maystone.livejournal.com]

Or, you know, goofy. sigh.

[travestine.livejournal.com]

Sweet!

[maystone.livejournal.com]

I crack up every time I see that icon :)

And yes, they are extremely sweet.

[maystone.livejournal.com]

And wow - our cats really do look alike!

[travestine.livejournal.com]

Super Mandy!! *followed by an immediate scary-bag-chasing-me freakout* Yes, I've noticed that myself - Mao looks really similar to Mandy (same little girl face) and Pixel, Mandy & Monty could be related. I'll try to figure out how to post some recent pix in my journal.

[seraphina-pyra.livejournal.com]

Awww!

[maystone.livejournal.com]

Adorable, aren't they?

[firedance5.livejournal.com]

They have to be some of the most sweetest looking things around! What is the difference between yours and theirs? It just makes me want to hug 'em.

[maystone.livejournal.com]

We have suris; Diane has huacayas.

Suris (see the icon) are bigger than huacayas and their faces are longer. They're more stand-offish, although they grow warmer over time as they get to know you. The biggest difference is in the fleece. Huacaya fleece is puffy; they look like teddy bears. Suri fleece is long and curly; they look like Rastafarians, and the fleece is even silkier than the huayaca.

The vast majority of alpacas are huacaya. Suris are only about 10% of the North American population.

But you'll get to see it all for yourself this summer, right?