Alpacas are adorable. Llamas are adorable. They are two different species but look similar. Can you tell who's who at the zoo? We visit Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C. to chat with Keeper Nikki Maticic in the Kids' Farm to learn about different farm animals. | Jungle Jordan

What’s the difference between a llama and an alpaca? Here is Levi the Llama. He lives happily with alpacas (they don’t need llama friends, just other camelids) at Woolley Animals Farm Park . You can see how much bigger he is than the alpacas around him, he also shows you his banana shaped ears. Both good indications that he is a llama not an alpaca. Llamas have been bred to carry packs, rather than to produce fibre. Most llamas do not need to be shorn ever year. There are several types of Llama,