I mean, you can’t look at one of these animals and not have a big smile on your face,” said Robin Gifford, Executive Director, Alpaca Owners Association & National Alpaca Foundation.

He stresses that the alpacas are not a pastime, not a hobby, but a commercial undertaking grounded in several years of research. 'Golf is not for me,' he muses with a smile. 'I am more an active ...

Dogs are constantly making their humans smile, but an animal shelter in North ... got a portrait of her alpaca during a previous fundraiser. Unfortunately, the shelter's fundraiser has ended ...

Dogs are constantly making their humans smile, but an animal shelter in North Carolina figured ... Hill, who runs a small hobby farm with around 25 animals on it, got a portrait of her alpaca during a ...

Twice a day, every day, sun, rain, ice, or snow–the kids must be fed. And by kids, we’re talking goats…and pigs and alpacas, horses, chickens, emus …sheep, ...

“Pronking is the happy run of an alpaca,” said Kim Williams who is the director of the rescue. For Williams and her husband ...

However, those who had already caught a glimpse of a similar appearance in the Amazon could only smile blandly ... not be left out of the combination of alpaca from Peru and galbi jjim.

But for a close encounter of the furred kind that’s sure to bring a smile, there are scores of more intimate destinations where visitors have the opportunity to meet alpacas, camels, farm ...