I have seena n increasing number of church nativity plays including alpacas this year. From Dallas Texas to Manchester England people are using alpacas to represent the camel that we all associate with the three wise men.

Here is just one example from a church Texas:

"The live Nativity presentation will be held in a 40-by-80-foot heated tent with a capacity for 150 to 200 people, he said. Live donkeys, hens, doves and "camel family" animals such as alpacas will be part of the dramatization."

So contact your local church and you may just land a leading role for your favourite alpaca this Christmas. The question I am pondering is whether watching your alpaca perform the nativity is more or less stressful than watching your children or grand children?



Adrian Stewart