Huarizo
A huarizo is a cross between a male llama and a female alpaca. The most common hybrid between South American camelids,[1] huarizo tend to be much smaller than llamas, with their fibre being longer.[2] Misti, a similar hybrid is a cross between a male alpaca and a female llama. Huarizo are sterile in the wild, but recent genetic research conducted at the University of Minnesota Rochester suggests that it may be possible to preserve fertility with minimal genetic modification. Many owners have reported that their Huarizos and Mistis are fertile. Quite a shock when everyone says they are sterile. Presumably, by "wild", feral is actually intended as both alpacas and llamas are domestic creations.
| Huarizo | |
|---|---|
Domesticated | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Camelidae |
| Subfamily: | Camelinae |
| Tribe: | Lamini |
| Hybrid: | Lama glama♂ × Vicugna pacos♀ |
Other camelidae hybridizations
- Camel hybrids
- Cama, a hybrid with camel and llama.
- Llamanaco, a cross between guanaco and llama has been reported in the wild in the Magallanes Region of Chile.[3]
See also
References
- A. Rosati; A. Tewolde; C. Mosconi (30 September 2004). WAAP Book Of The Year 2003: A Review on Developments and Research in Livestock Systems. Wageningen Academic Pub. p. 188. ISBN 978-90-76998-47-3. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- Martina Gerken; Carlo Renieri (2006). South American Camelids Research: Proceedings of the 4th European Symposium on South American Camelids and DECAMA European Seminar, Göttingen, 7-9 October 2004. Wageningen Academic Pub. p. 283. ISBN 978-90-76998-98-5. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- Lescrauwaet Vandenabiile, Anne-Cathèrine Marie Marc (1 Oct 1997). "Primera cruza interespecífica de Llama (Lama glama) y Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) como opción innovadora en la ganadería productiva de la Región de Magallanes, Chile". Observatorio para la Innovación Silvoagropecuaria y la Cadena Agroalimentaria. Retrieved 18 Nov 2021.
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