Talk:Huarizo

Other hybrid
There is also a Misti, which is a hybrid of a male llama and a female alpaca. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:18D:4700:2D30:385C:95E4:1CAC:D3E0 (talk) 20:49, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

Fertility
Are huarizos fertile? Or are they, like mules, unable to reproduce? -- 17:54, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

there is comment that huarizo's are male llama and female alpaca - what about the reverse - and why are they considered such a negative influence on the animal world? 75.216.170.114 (talk) 17:59, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

As of 2020, there is a herd of crossed animals in SW Missouri that are fertile. For humane reasons, all 1/2 resulted from male alpaca x female llama. And the next offspring are 3/4 alpaca: full alpaca male x 1/2 female. There is also one 7/8 alpaca (from male that was full alpaca). Gestation appeared to last a bit longer than eleven months—an apparent ability of the larger female llama to hold her smaller cria longer. None of the animals are registered in a breeders registry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.14.28.116 (talk) 08:11, 6 February 2021 (UTC)


 * We really need a citation for the University of Minnesota Rochester research that is referenced in nearly every huarizo piece across the internet--but nowhere to be found in scientific literature publicly accessible/available. There are several other cases of hybridization among animals that confer irreversible sterility onto male members and so it would be quite some news if there was evidence suggesting ways to get around this block. 2603:3015:1020:2100:25E3:BCC2:BCD4:FAEE (talk) 14:41, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

Sweet skills....
You sure they're not "bred for their skills in magic"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.245.164.72 (talk) 00:48, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Moved from article
The following comments made by User:Emhartain moved from the article: Personal information - From Douglas Vernon, Owner of aplacas and extensive researcher on Alpaca/Llama/Huarizo stock. This article is incorrect in its assumption that Huarizo are sterile. They are, in fact, a most amzazing breed, Alpacs, Llamas and Vicuna and Guanaco. Male Alpaca that breed to female Llama usually result in a more desirable Huarizo. However, breeding female alpaca to male Llama will sometimes lead to large offspring, causing birth defect, stillbirth and other birthing complications. Guanaco and Vicuna are the wild ancestors of Alpaca (assumed and partially proven) but all of them are also able to breed with the other; Llama, Vicuna, Guanaco and Alpaca, all successfully producing fertile young. The Huarizo, offspring of a Llama/Alpaca mating, generally have more pleasant dispositions as well as longer, finer, softer hair. Thanks, Steven Walling &bull; talk   19:00, 6 July 2012 (UTC)