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Are there different types of alpacas?

April 26, 2017alpacas different types

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Are there different types of alpacas?

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There are two recognized alpaca fleece types: that of the huacaya (wa-kye-ya) which has a fine, dense, crimpy wool-like structure with excellent insulating qualities and the suri (sir-ee) which has a longer, straighter, silky textured fiber with no crimp. Both are distinct and have excellent value. 90% of the alpacas in the world are huacayas and 10% are suris.