Transcript of the Alpacas

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these are our lovely alpacas we’ve got
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four here at ford mill farm and did you
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know the alpacas originate from
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somewhere around south America where
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they used to be used to graze high up in
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the mountains and produce really warm
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fibre and meat for the people who live
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there
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now our alpacas are actually just pets
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so they’re not very rare at all but they
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are very special to us we still have to
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shear them every year so they don’t get
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too hot and their wool their fibre is
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very high quality and it’s in demand by
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lots of spinners and creators
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we’ve got four alpacas here and they
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have four names which i sometimes
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struggle to remember so i’ll give it a
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go for you now we’ve definitely got
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emily who’s the white one
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we’ve got lola and lollipop who are the
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black and dark brown one and then the
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other one i always forget her name but i
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think it’s daisy so we’ve got our four
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alpacas here who love living outside but
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also love escaping from the rain in
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their shelter as well they’ve become
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quite soft since living with us here at
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gorge mill farm