Mammal
A baby llama is called a cria. Llamas come from the Andes Mountains in South America. People use them to carry packs on long mountain walks.
Baby: cria Read llama facts
HomeBaby animalsWhat is a baby alpaca called
What Is a Baby Alpaca Called? Cria
A baby alpaca is called a cria. Below you will find what baby alpacas eat, how they grow and which other animals share the same baby name.
Criaanswer
Mammaltype
Afirst letter
The answer
A baby alpaca is called a cria.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
Cria
Say “cria”
A baby alpaca is called a cria. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
1
Growing up
A young alpaca grows into an adult that is about 90 cm (3 ft) tall at the shoulder.
2
Fun fact
Alpaca wool is soft, warm and has no lanolin, so it is gentle on skin.
Act it outPretend to be a cria with a parent.
Write itWrite “cria” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its baby name.
Similar animals
Other Animals Whose Babies Are Called Crias
Learn these together with the alpaca. Tap a name to hear it.
Mammal
A baby vicuña is called a cria. Vicuñas are wild cousins of llamas and alpacas that live high in the Andes Mountains. Their wool is one of the softest in the world.
Baby: cria Read vicuña factsBird
A baby dove is called a squab. Doves make a soft cooing sound. They are close cousins of pigeons.
Baby: squab Read dove factsMammal
A baby fox is called a kit. Red foxes have great hearing and can hear a mouse moving under the snow. They wrap their bushy tail around themselves to keep warm.
Baby: kit Read fox facts
Quick quiz
Baby Name Quiz: Alpaca
A tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
Question 1
Score: 0
Questions
All FAQs
Questions About Baby Alpacas
A baby alpaca is called a cria. Alpaca wool is soft, warm and has no lanolin, so it is gentle on skin.
Baby alpacas drink their mother’s milk at first, then start eating grass and hay.
Alpacas live for about 15 to 20 years.
A group of alpacas is called a herd.
They grow up where their parents live: Andes Mountains of South America (mountains).
Yes. The alpaca is a mammal.