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Females sexual receptivity and mating behaviors

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Females sexual receptivity and mating behaviors

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1. When a female is receptive and the male is in courtship mode she quickly sits down, exhibits passive behavior.
2. When the female is non-receptive, she will reject the male, spitting or threatening to spit, orientating and elevating her head towards the male, with ears held back, kicking and vocalising or emitting a loud, high-pitched squeal and attmpting to escape.
3. The first sigh that a female is pregnant is when she "spits off" the male to reject him.

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1. When a male chases a receptive female, he will press his legs onto her back trying to force her to adopt the position.
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Fortunately, most alpacas breed readily and do not have reproductive concerns.
1. Remember it takes two to tango.
2. Make sure the participants are healthy.
3. Don't blame her; it could be his fault. (severe/prolonged heat, injury to the testicles, Penis sheath, penis damaged by fighting, bouts with disease, small testicle size and etc.)
4. Don't blame him; it could be her fault. (physical or behavioral immaturity, insufficient hormonal response, an incomplete reproductive tract and etc.)
5. Learn to meet the needs of young or aberrant animals.
6. Avoid breeding females too young.
7. Create the optimum breeding environment.

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1. Male alpacas reach sexual maturity at about 2.5 years of age.
2. Females are first bred at 16-20 months of age.
3. Alpaca do not have a heat (estrus) cycle and can be bred any time of the year.
4. An average gestation of 335 days produces a single baby (cria) which is usually delivered from a standing position during daylight hours (thus enabling the crias to dry in the warm sun).
5. Twinning is extremely rare and rarely compatible with life (1/1000).
6. When the female gives birth, she is generally receptive to breeding again after 2 weeks.

http://www.alpacasociety.co.za/?q=node/8

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http://www.ableoaks.com/books/reproduction.html
Why Alpaca Exhibit Courting Behaviors
https://www.alpacaconsultingusa.com/library/AA_AlpacaBehaviour.pdf
Alpaca History-
http://www.bonnydoonalpacas.org/factshx.html

https://www.thealpacaplace.co.nz/articles/breeding-and-reproduction/mating-pregnancy/