1. Alpacas come in 22 different shades of colour starting with white and ending with black with every other natural shade in between.
2. Average pregnancy lasts 11.5 months
3. Eat an average of 4lb of dry matter a day
4. The average fleece is worth £300-£400
5. They can produce up to 10lbs of fleece a year
6. Alpaca manure is a fantastic fertilizer
7. One good acre of pasture can support up to 5 alpacas
8. Alpacas respond to their name being called (well, ours do)