George is a what?!

George seems to be getting a lot of blog time lately and he's getting another post. The other animals are going to be jealous.
George is a cross between a llama and an alpaca. After doing some research I've found that there is an actual name for this cross, huarizo. The term Llamapaca is totally made up but pretty fun to say. George has a softer fleece like an alpaca but he is large and in charge like a llama. The South American Camelid group is actually a pretty interesting group of animals. All members in this group have 74 chromosomes, because they all have the same number of chromosome they can interbreed and their offspring can produce offspring, which isn't always the case with hybrid animals, one example being the mule which can't produce offspring. If you want to learn more about South American Camelids and how they came to be check out this article on the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park's website. Here's a closer view of George, and some of his antics.

The gorgeous George.

George is serious about his job protecting the bunnies.

Maybe he heard something.

Nothing gets by George on his right side.

Or his left side.

George even uses his stealth mode when necessary. 

But most of the time he just requires a password to open the gate.