Huarizo

Huarizo

Taxobox
name = Huarizo
status = DOM
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
superordo = Cetartiodactyla
familia = Camelidae

A huarizo is a cross between a male llama and a female alpaca. It is generally bred for its exceptional fleece. Huarizo are generally sterile, but recent genetic research conducted at the University of Minnesota Rochester suggests that it may be possible to preserve fertility with minimal genetic modification


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