General Alpaca Info
- Alpaca Facts
- from AOBA
- About Alpacas: Care & Investing
- adapted from CALPACA article by Susan Stackhouse
- Alpacas: Care-Breeding and More
- adapted from CALPACA article by Susan Stackhouse
- All About Alpacas: Treasure of the Andes
- by Jo Overbey
- Environmental Impact of Camelids
- by Dr. David Anderson, Ohio State University
- A Comparative Analysis of Alpaca Breed Type and Standards
- By Jude Anderson, Maggie Krieger, & Mike Safley
Camelid Info
- Alpacas and South American Camelids
- from yarn maker Intifil
- Camelids-Alpacas
- from the Silverstream Alpaca Stud in NZ
- Information Resources on the South American Camelids: Llamas, Alpacas, Guanacos, and Vicunas 1967-2002
- from the USDA
- Andean Camelids
- by John Merrill of Gateway Farm Alpacas
- The Many Ways Guanacos Talk
- by Eric Hoffman (no longer available online from ARI) :-(
Available from the AOBA library
Books
- The Complete Alpaca Book
- Eric Hoffman and other authors, Bonny Doon Press, 2003
- The Alpaca Book: Management, Medicine, Biology, and Fiber
- Eric Hoffman and Murray Fowler, Clay Press, 1995
- Alpacas: Synthesis of a Miracle
- by Mike Safley of Northwest Alpacas
- Ideal Alpacas: From Myth to Reality
- by Mike Safley of Northwest Alpacas
- Secrets of the Andean Alpaca: The Field Guide--Assessing Fiber Characteristics and Conformation [CD or book]
- by Maggie and Richard Krieger of Saltspring Island Llamas and Alpacas
- Improving Andean Sheep and Alpaca Production: Recommendations from a Decade of Research in Peru
- edited by Constance M. McCorkle, Small Ruminant Collaborative Research and Support Program, University of Missouri, Columbia, 1990
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Alpaca History
- Evolution and Origin of the Domestic Camelid
- by Jane Wheeler
- Secrets of the Alpaca Mummies
- by Heather Pringle
- Our Ancient Alpacas
- by Alice Brown
- Alpaca History
- by Eric Hoffman of Bonny Doon Alpacas
- Alpacas in History
- by John Merrell of Gateway Farms Alpacas
- Prehistory of the Andean Peoples
- by James Jacobs
- The Conquistadors
- from PBS
Alpacas in Peru
- White Alpacas
- by Yolanda Sala
- A Peruvian Alpaca Shepherdess
- by Yolanda Sala
- The Alpaca: A South American Camelid
- a Trade Environment Database (TED) Case Study
Andean Textiles
- Some Tidbits on Ancient Peruvian Textiles
- from Cultural Expeditions
- Ancient Andean Textiles from the Schnell Collection
- from The University of Iowa Museum of Art
- Andean Textiles
- by Yolanda Sala
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