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Whaaat? They really know nothing about alpaca husbandry if they weren't separating by sex. Male alpacas will repeatedly mate with any female they can-- even if they're gelded-- and can do serious damage and even kill females in the process. The tip of their penis is made of cartilage and can damage the female reproductive tract if allowed to continuously mate. More info on that:

https://www.shambalahalpaca.com/article/1303/why-male-and-female-alpacas-must-be-kept-separately

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I think I need to go back to bed after reading that.

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Just wait until you hear about alpaca male berserker syndrome. 😬

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Son of a friend was manager at a petting zoo that had a horny alpaca. He got attacked by it. He shot and killed it.

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