Tom Iamonico shears an alpaca at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Iamonico sheared 96 alpacas with the help of nearly 20 volunteers. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. Is there any doubt ...

Sometimes, being a researcher is repetitive and boring — all those lab tests and mice studies. And sometimes, being a researcher means shearing alpacas for science. If you're not familiar with alpacas ...

HOPEWELL -- The fleece is flying everywhere. Nathan Good, a professional sheep and alpaca shearer is moving his clippers back and forth down the side of a 3-year-old Suri alpaca named Copper Penny, ...

Morning Beckons Farm was the site of the eighth annual North American Alpaca Shearing Contest, on June 24. The contests pit a two-person crew against a clock. They were judged on how fast they were ...

They’re not going into the army, but these gentle giants all shared the same hairdo after the clippers were finished. Inside a cozy barn at the Sopris Alpaca Farm on Saturday, 60 alpacas were trimmed ...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — With a new school year just around the corner and summer break coming to an end, you may be running out of ideas on how to keep your kids busy. Shear Heaven Farm in York County ...

Sometimes, being a researcher is repetitive and boring — all those lab tests and mice studies. And sometimes, being a researcher means shearing alpacas for science. If you’re not familiar with alpacas ...

Is there any doubt? Alpacas are simply adorable. One look at the cuter cousin of the llama and it's hard not to fall for the fluffy fleece, friendly demeanor and irresistible way they peer out through ...