The Poo Pile
August 2nd 2007 06:05
Poo piles are very important places for alpacas. A poo pile is kind of like the Orble of the alpaca world, where alpacas come to check out what's happening in the world.
For example, male alpacas will use the poo piles to establish whether any of the girls might just be receptive to mating.
He'll approach a pile and sniff about in the contents. If a particular spot in the pile smells promising, he'll sniff again, this time much more deeply, rolling his eyes back and drawing all that wonderful scent right in.
With his lungs full, he'll lift his head and point his face straight up to the sky while he analyses the results. Some male alpacas get very good at telling whether or not the girls are pregnant by this method.
Unfortunately, if there is a bit of poo there that smells promising, the poor boy still won't have any way of knowing which girl it belonged to, other than by sauntering up into the group of girls and asking.
This can be quite problematic for the male, as pregnant alpacas tend to be less than hospitable to the advances of amorous male alpacas and will spit a big gob of regurgitated goo right in his face if he comes too close.
This can be quite a put off, especially for sensitive new age alpacas, who will go away and sulk rather than persevere. Of course, many male alpacas (just like human ones) aren't put off by this but will just go and try another girl, until he either scores, or is finally forced away by the screaming, spitting girls.
Having been rejected by the women, he'll then most likely go and take it out on the poor sensitive dude who left earlier.
More about the fascinating world of poo piles later.
For example, male alpacas will use the poo piles to establish whether any of the girls might just be receptive to mating.
He'll approach a pile and sniff about in the contents. If a particular spot in the pile smells promising, he'll sniff again, this time much more deeply, rolling his eyes back and drawing all that wonderful scent right in.
With his lungs full, he'll lift his head and point his face straight up to the sky while he analyses the results. Some male alpacas get very good at telling whether or not the girls are pregnant by this method.
Male alpaca checking out a poo pile.
Unfortunately, if there is a bit of poo there that smells promising, the poor boy still won't have any way of knowing which girl it belonged to, other than by sauntering up into the group of girls and asking.
This can be quite problematic for the male, as pregnant alpacas tend to be less than hospitable to the advances of amorous male alpacas and will spit a big gob of regurgitated goo right in his face if he comes too close.
This can be quite a put off, especially for sensitive new age alpacas, who will go away and sulk rather than persevere. Of course, many male alpacas (just like human ones) aren't put off by this but will just go and try another girl, until he either scores, or is finally forced away by the screaming, spitting girls.
Having been rejected by the women, he'll then most likely go and take it out on the poor sensitive dude who left earlier.
More about the fascinating world of poo piles later.
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Alpaca Notes - Tasmania
Thanks M.