Monday, November 26, 2012

Meet Zanzabar


All is quiet on the farm this week so we'll take the opportunity to spotlight some of our alpacas while we have the chance.  As the holiday shopping gets underway, our alpacas are enjoying the increased traffic to the farm and are very inquisitive each time a visitor stops by to say hello.  Of course, the complimentary baggie of alpaca food provides some of the interest!  They are loving the cold weather and can be seen sunbathing in the weak rays of a winter sun.

Zanzabar is one of our more social alpacas and, in fact, enjoys having his ears rubbed and his back scratched.  Most alpacas don't like having their heads touched but Zanzabar doesn't seem to mind. Born on the 6th May last year, everyone's favorite alpaca is classified as a "Juvie" at 18 months old.  His Dam, Glacial Storms Opal of Sugarloaf, is known for producing super sweet cria who grow up keeping their friendly personalities. 

To show his submissiveness to anyone approaching him, Zanzabar will lift his tail - quite dramatically.  If you didn't know him, you would think he may be timid or people shy but, in fact, the exact opposite is true.  Getting a photo of Zanzabar is quite a challange becuase he sticks his nose on the camera lens at every opportunity.  Although he is full grown, he is not yet mature, so he is kept seperate from the big boys with the other Juvies.  However, he is usually one of the alpacas that goes on off farm adventures, so watch our website for when our alpacas are out and about and take the opportunity to meet this super friendly young animal.

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