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The Alpaca

Ben Garrod and Jess French unravel the secrets to success of the alpaca, which despite domestication survives in some of the world鈥檚 harshest mountainous areas

Alpacas may have been domesticated for thousands of years but their native lands are the steep hostile mountains of South America where they continue to thrive far from the modern luxuries of animal husbandry. Prof Ben Garrod and Dr Jess French delve deep inside this hardy herbivore to unravel the anatomy and physiology that鈥檚 secured the success of this extraordinary member of the camelid family of camels, llamas and vicugna

Producer Adrian Washbourne

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28 minutes

Last on

Mon 24 Oct 2022 21:00

Broadcasts

  • Tue 18 Oct 2022 11:00
  • Mon 24 Oct 2022 21:00