Friday at about noon, Jim Root, of Rootin' Tootin' Alpacas in Houston, sheers a male alpaca named Twizzler. April is sheering season for alpaca farmers, and Twizzler is one of 31 animals owned by Jim and Connie Root this year that will lose their thick, valuable coats of fur - called fiber. Jim said he'll also help do the chore at a couple of other area farms.

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