You Haven’t Lived Until You’ve Visited an Alpaca Farm. 20+ Pics to Show You Why

When you first think of farm animals, sheep and cows might come to mind before you think of alpacas... but they have actually been domesticated for thousands of years... and with good reason. These adorable cousins to llamas are so precious, you should want to make a day out of visiting them.

We at Bright Side love making new animal friends, so we’re sharing photos of the sweetest alpacas that you absolutely need to see.

1. A kiss makes everything better.

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2. Apparently, these alpacas had a happy Mother’s Day.

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3. What big eyes you have...

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4. Greetings from a Norwegian alpaca farm!

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5. It’s always nice to have someone to watch your back.

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6. We all reach that age where we start experimenting with hairstyles.

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7. Just imagine the look on his face if that was a carrot!

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8. If these 2 lie down in the snow, you’ll never see them again.

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9. Even cats are no match to the charms of the alpaca.

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10. The one thing more adorable than an alpaca: a baby alpaca.

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11. “I met this aww-inducing Alpaca.”

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12. The alpacas have found their new king.

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13. “I met a baby alpaca today and got photobombed by a proud mama.”

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14. These 2 are all smiles!

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15. You don’t usually find eyes this big outside of anime.

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16. What a happy little blob!

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17. Time for an alpaca acapella group...

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18. You’re in the right herd.

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19. It’s always time to make a new friend.

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20. It’s fun to have a friend you can just blend in with...

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21. If this doesn’t make you want to quit your job and start an alpaca farm, nothing else will.

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22. “Winter at an alpaca farm”

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23. 3...maybe 4...heads are better than one!

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24. He might not fit in your lap... but you don’t care anyway.

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25. There’s nothing like young love.

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26. You can never have too many alpacas...

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Have you ever seen an alpaca? Do you have any alpaca photos to share? Please share with us in the comments!

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