Suri Alpacas are members of the camel (camelid) family of South America. Their ancestors originated on the central plains of North America about 10 million years ago. These llama-like ancestors migrated south to what is now South America and evolved into primitive examples of today’s Guanaco and Vicuna. By the end of the last ice age (10,000-12,000 years ago), Camelids no longer existed in North America. It is believed that alpacas were domesticated from the wild vicuna in the Andean highla...
