Primarily, people breed Alpacas for its remarkable quality of fine, supple wool. In addition, people also eat its meat.
An alpaca lives in a small herd. At the head is a dominant male. He is accompanied by several females and their offspring.
In the high mountains, the alpaca grazes. Its stomach, like that of other camelids, is very complex. For example, the Alpaca has a stomach divided into 3 compartments. This allows it to extract as many nutrients as possible from its diet.