The extremely soft, odor-resistant, thermoregulating fiber of the South American alpaca is ... “And I recognized the fact that this animal [the alpaca] had evolved in the craziest climate ...

Curiosity turns to admiration upon witnessing their audacious displays; these birds are a vivid symbol of South America's ...

We’ve chosen one animal that featured in episode three of Seven Worlds, One Planet to discover seven extraordinary facts about. Can you get 7/7? What information do we collect from this quiz?

A decade after ditching his office job for farming, 64-year-old "Alpaca Joe" has found a new job for his herd of 71 woolly South American camelids: animal therapy for the elderly and people with ...

Other alpaca owners have come forward either offering to lend them an animal or to look after the two remaining ones, if necessary. Katherine Ganczakowski/BBC The alpacas, which were targeted at ...

But there’s a new natural fiber that may just give good-ole Merino a run for its money: alpaca. Merino (a type ... live in the Andes Mountains of South America: the alpacas.