Kris Ensminger and Dennis Hite bought a farm after falling in love with an alpaca in 1998. Today, they raise 19 of their own alpacas and 13 boarders at Hum-Dinger Alpaca Farm. They sell alpacas, yarn, ...

Those eyes! That hair! The hum! Dare you to see the alpaca hanging out at the DeltaPlex this weekend and not want to take one home. But be aware – the critters are pack animals, so you'd have to buy a ...

Alpacas aren't much for being petted, but show their affection by rubbing noses with one another and perfect strangers. Chris Spielbusch of Tigard gets nose-to-nose with a new acquaintance at the ...

They tiptoe forward toward an outstretched palm holding grain. Dark, limpid eyes blink under tufts of finely crimped fawn, white or dark brown fleece. Soft ears twitch. One brave soul, bolder than her ...

Behold, the fuzzy-faced alpaca! They spit. They wark. They orgle. What’s not to like? That’s why this weekend I’m heading to the Civic Center and the Alpaca Owners Association National Alpaca Show.

HAMPTON -- Behind the home of Denise Spina and Mitch Sparrow in Hampton, a humming noise fills the air. Often quiet animals, alpacas make a humming sound to communicate with one another or to express ...

PHILLIPSBURG -- Hum-Dinger Alpacas is inviting the public to visit their farm to celebrate the second annual National Alpaca Farm Days from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. this weekend, Sept. 27 and 28. The event ...

BLAIRSTOWN -- At ShoeBox Stables on Cobblewood Road, a steady, gentle hum usually fills the air. The nine alpacas whose home is the 25-acre farm are often engaged in their fair share of chatter, ...

Those eyes! That hair! The hum! Dare you to see the alpaca hanging out at the DeltaPlex this weekend and not want to take one home. But be aware - the critters are pack animals, so you’d have to buy a ...

It was a sunny morning crowned by wispy clouds, a gentle breeze drifting across the fields and birds chirping in the trees — and the Little Brothers and Sisters at the Abbey were in a good mood. You ...