A group of Rootin-Tootin Alpacas breed sires show some curiosity while being photographed. Front three, from left, Simba, Silver Hawk and Sylvester. In back are Archer and Zepher. The five, along with their female cohorts, will be on display at this weekend's fourth annual Alpacafest.

About six or seven years ago, Connie Root was watching a television documentary about alpacas. She was so captivated by the show’s subject animals that she convinced her husband, Jim, that they should get some alpacas of their own.

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