Alpacas have pear-shaped ears and short noses, whereas llamas have longer, banana-shaped ears and lengthier faces. Alpacas ...

Discover key differences between llamas and alpacas, including size, temperament, fleece, and uses. Learn their origins, evolution, and domestication history in South America.

"All tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises," Sydnee Fenn, a reptile keeper at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, told Live Science. Generally, the reptiles that people call turtles spend a ...

There's no shortage of uniquely Minnesotan happenings at the State Fair. One of the favorites is the 4-H Llama and Alpaca Costume Contest.

By Anika Besst Addie Odegaard’s llama, named Riot, towers over her as she stretches the leg hole of a homemade body suit over his foot. It’s just days before the Lyon County Fair, her and her sister, ...

The 4-H Llama-Alpaca Costume Contest is a hit every year, this year a handler dressed as Glinda took a top prize with her ...

Judges in the llama-alpaca costume contest give extra points for complicated get-ups that work in tandem with the handlers.

On July 6, Guinness World Records officially named Hawthornden Wainui of New Zealand the oldest living alpaca in captivity. Wainui, who is a bit of "a grumpy old man,” enjoys long walks alone ...

In 10 years on her 350-acre spread near Hidden Valley Lake, Julie Barr never lost an animal to the big cats, “Until Sunday night.” ...

10 a.m. Llamas/Alpacas Showmanship and Fiber Judging – Mercy Health/Allen Co. Farm Bureau Show Barn 10 a.m. Jr. Fair Dairy Show and Showmanship – The Union Bank Co. Show Arena ...

The Allen County Fair has a new queen — and she’s representing llamas and alpacas!Audra Snyder and her sister Claire love ...

Back in the steambath. Tom Llamas is anchoring “NBC Nightly News” from his hometown of Miami through Thursday. And he picked the wrong time — summer. On Monday, the 46-year-old Belen Jesuit ...