tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907711086772707520.post2333692749205392022..comments2023-08-26T04:46:50.294-04:00Comments on life... on the farm: Spit Lipoak haven alpacashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02603968424369860667noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907711086772707520.post-6396300082291794762010-04-14T14:36:02.289-04:002010-04-14T14:36:02.289-04:00Our pregnant girls have been super grumpy and conf...Our pregnant girls have been super grumpy and confrontational with one another lately too. I think some of them are getting uncomfortable. As for the spitting and the spit lip, I heard that it is an evolutionary response for all camelids. Camelids primarily breath through their noses. The reason alpacas spit at one another, especially during food time is to try and get spit on/in the other alpacas nostrils, which covers their airways, and forces them to breath through their mouth (hence the mouth hanging open). When they are forced to breath through their mouth instead of their nose, they are unable to eat because they wouldn't be able to breath, which leaves more food for the spitter to gobble up. Makes sense to me. Either way, I always feel sorry for the ones walking around with sad faces and spit lip when everyone else is eating.Mother Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02250397737239524595noreply@blogger.com