If you're passing by a paddock filled with long-necked, wooly, cud-chewing camelids, it can be tough to know whether you're looking at llamas or alpacas. To the untrained eye, the two look remarkably ...

DELAND — It was an epic battle — between one man, a shearing tool and 31 screaming alpacas. The setting was a pen on the side of a barn on the outskirts of DeLand. One by one, the alpacas — a llama ...

Alpacas don't just stand around looking cute with their goofy grins and cloud-like coats. These animals pack a lot of strange habits, ancient history, and unexpected appeal into their lanky frames.

The import ban on Canadian cattle is leaving more than just cow breeders a little mad. Llamas and alpacas, the fluffy animals known for their soft fur and elongated necks — and not their taste — are ...