About Camila
 Camila was an import from Chile. She had been in the U.S. for several years before she arrived on our farm. The best way to describe Camila is "street smart." In the beginning, she was very uncomfortable around humans. When we would weigh her or trim her nails, she would shake  uncontrollably. Camila is very alert to everything going on around her and very cautious. It took about a year, but she finally became more comfortable around us. Now, she lets us pet and handle her, although she is still a bit leary, and always on the alert.
Camila is our oldest alpaca. According to her registration, she was born in 1996 and imported in 1998. She is the wise leader of the herd, although she never bullies anyone. I think the alpacas all respect her for her wisdom, street smarts and age. Rarely do the other girls try to take Camila's food, but when they do, she was a very effective, yet subtle way of discouraging them. She gently, but forcefully pushes them out of the way with her muzzle. I have never seen anyone challenge her.
 Camila has the most wonderful crias (babies), but they are all cautious and stand-offish, just like their mom. Although her registration shows she had a male cria before she came to live here, her first cria for us was Cameo. Cameo, who has the softest, lovliest fleece you ever did see, now lives in Boerne, Texas. Her next cria, a male we named Cairo, also has fiber to die for. After Cairo came another boy, Aqabah (which is located at the Southern tip of Jordan), then a third boy, Tripoli (who now lives in Georgia). Her latest is a gorgeous brown girl, full of spunk, named Milan.
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