Huarizo
Sign in to saveA huarizo, also known as a llapaca, is a domesticated hybrid cross between a male llama and a female alpaca. The misti is a similar hybrid, a cross between a male alpaca and a female llama. The most common hybrid between South American camelids, huarizo tend to be much smaller than llamas, with longer fibre. Huarizo are fertile and capable of back-crossing with the parent species.
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A huarizo, also known as a llapaca, is a domesticated hybrid cross between a male llama and a female alpaca. The misti is a similar hybrid, a cross between a male alpaca and a female llama. The most common hybrid between South American camelids, huarizo tend to be much smaller than llamas, with longer fibre. Huarizo are fertile and capable of back-crossing with the parent species.
==Other camelidae hybridizations== Camel hybrids Cama, a hybrid of camel and llama. Llamanaco, a cross between guanaco and llama, has been reported in the wild in the Magallanes Region of Chile.
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