Why are Alpacas Unkosher, even

though they might seem to be

kosher from afar?

Alpaca, a domesticated animal believed to be descended from the vicuña according to non-believers and/or pagans and those that believe in evolution, but according to reality the alpaca is a separate specie, like the many varieties

BY: HeShallGovern

within the family of monkeys. The alpaca is similar to the llama and guanaco. It is widely raised for its wool in semiarid regions in western Bolivia and southern Peru, at elevations of up to 15,000 feet (4,600 m). The alpaca feeds mainly on grass and other vegetation.

The alpaca has a long neck, triangular ears, and a narrow head with a pointed snout. There is a deep cleft in the upper lip. The alpaca's feet of twin toes help it negotiate steep mountainous terrain. Thus, from afar, they might seem to have a cloven foot, completely divided.

There are two types of alpacas: huacaya and suri. The Huacaya's fleece has a wavy quality, or crimp, that enhances its use in spinning. The Suri has a lustrous fine fiber that has no crimp, but grows in very defined pencil-like locks. The llama and the alpaca are occasionally interbred by pagans, which is commanded not to be done in Leviticus 19:19, "Thou shalt not let thy livestock gender with a diverse kind."

An alpaca's lifespan ranges around 15 - 25 years.

Humming is the most common sound an alpaca makes, a sort of musical purring. The mom calls to her cria (baby) by humming, or they hum to communicate with each other within the herd.

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But, when you pick up their foot you will notice that they have padded feet like a dog and the split that forms their toes does not actually split

their feet in half like a goat, cow or deer. The alpaca is about 40 inches (1 m) high at the shoulder. It is covered with long, fine hair that often reaches a length of 20 inches (50 cm) and can weigh between 100 - 150 pounds. The hair, which is white to brown or black, is water-repellent and is highly prized for making coats, sweaters, and blankets. Alpacas have been raised for their wool since the Incas first domesticated them more than 2,000 years ago.

When alarmed, a staccato tooting is made by one animal, then joined in by the rest of the herd as they focus attention in the direction of potential danger.

During breeding, which lasts from 20 to 30 minutes, a male trumpets or 'orgles' a lovesong to his mate.

Their manure is excellent fertilizer and may be applied directly to the garden without danger of 'burn.' Because alpacas are not nomadic, they mark their territory with their dung piles and usually wait to get to the designated area to defecate or urinate. Their dung would not be allowed to be used as fertilizer on fruit and vegetable plants, but it could be used on flowers and grass and certain trees, but not on edible ones (like fruit trees.)

Alpacas are ruminants with three compartment stomachs.  They chew their cud like cattle and sheep.  They are very efficient and only eat 2-3 bales of grass hay per month. 

The lips of alpacas are unique because the upper lip is split by a labial cleft so that each side of the lip can move independently, allowing alpacas to be very selective about what they choose to eat.The tongue does not participate in grabbing food (in contrast to cattle) and rarely comes out of the mouth, so alpacas do not readily lick themselves, their young.

The incisor teeth of alpacas are firmly fixed in the lower front of their jaw, like sheep and goats, and take about 4.5 years for complete replacement and development.The jaw movements allow for efficient cutting and grinding of their food but often chewing is cursory, used mainly for mixing with saliva. The alpaca is a ruminant, but not like sheep, goats and cattle, for it has a three-compartment stomach, instead of several stomachs. It converts grass and hay to energy very efficiently, eating less than other farm animals. The alpaca has similar attributes to the camel, allowing the alpaca to thrive without consuming mass amounts of water.

The alpaca does not usually eat or destroy trees, preferring grass shoots. It does not pull up grass by the roots, but nibbles it off, leaving a nice mowed field which lets the grass to grow back, unlike what would occur if they ripped it out by its roots.

ALPACA DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

The alpaca digestive system is unique. Other ruminants [such as sheep, goats and cows]  have three separate stomachs, whereas the alpaca has one stomach with three compartments.  Alpacas chew their food only enough to mix their food with saliva to lubricate the food and help it pass down the esophagus. This food bolus slides its way down to compartment one (C-1) of the alpaca's stomach. Compartment one of the alpaca's digestive system is where the fermentation process starts. Water and nutrients are, also absorbed in compartment one of an alpaca's stomach.

Your alpaca will regurgitate its food and chew some more...up to 75 times [Making it seem like they are really kosher from afar, though in reality THEY ARE NOT!].

You may see an alpaca bringing up its cud. A bubble-like lump will move up its neck.

Alpacas chew their food in a figure eight motion. Once the alpaca has finished chewing, it will swallow the food, passing it into the other compartments of the stomach. The alpaca will then bring up more food to chew and continue this process.

The C-3 compartment of the alpaca's stomach is very acidic.

The small nutrient parts of C-1 & C-2 are digested in C-3.

Besides the obvious foot problems of the alpaca, that render it unkosher, it also lacks another trait I find with all kosher animals; the alpaca and the llama do not have horns as all kosher animals do. To add to this information, the alpaca has fangs, whereas kosher animals don't. Below are 5 pictures displaying the skulls of unclean and clean animals.

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This is an alpaca skull, notice the fang teeth in the bare spots. What might look like a horn to the left of the eye socket is in fact an extension of the jawbone.

Here is a llama skull where we can see the same fang teeth and the interesting jaw bone.

Here is a camel skull, notice the jaw bone to the left of the eye socket and notice the huge fang teeth.

THESE THREE SKULLS DO NOT HAVE HORNS

Here is the skull of an okapi, notice the same interesting jaw bone to the left of the eye socket and notice it does not have fangs. It also has horns.

Here is the skull of a giraffe, it has pretty big horns or stub-horns and it does not have any fang teeth.

THESE KOSHER ANIMALS HAVE HORNS

  Under an alpaca's foot