Chilean alpacas have moved to Khabarovsk.

They were settled in Primorsky Sysoev Zoo. Zoo staff have already called this event historic - earlier in Khabarovsk Territory There were no alpacas.

"Let me introduce you: one incredibly stylish, jet-black boy, two charming girls—one soft brown, one dazzling white," the Priamursky team writes. "They've come a long way to finally be here."

For new residents The Far East — about two years. Previously, the alpacas lived in the Mellian Alpakas center in ChileNow the animals must adapt: ​​first, they will spend a month in quarantine, then overwinter in a special warm room, and in the spring, they will be ready to meet the residents of Khabarovsk.

Alpacas are the pets of the locals of South AmericaThey were domesticated by Native Americans about six thousand years ago. Alpacas live in Andes at an altitude of 3500-5000 meters, on the territory Ecuador, southern Peru, northern Chile and western Bolivia. 

They are prized for their wool, which has all the properties of sheep's wool but is much lighter. Incidentally, baby alpacas' wool is seven times warmer than sheep's wool, is virtually waterproof, and hypoallergenic.