Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated species of South American camelid. It resembles a small llama in superficial appearance. The animal became popular after a Chinese meme became widespread, in which the writer claimed a photoshopped photo of an alpaca as the [b]"Grass Mud Horse"[/b] - [b]"草泥马 ([i]Cao Ni Ma[/i])"[/b].
In Japan, alpacas are popular since the mid-2000s irrespective of the Chinese movement.

h4.See also

* "Wikipedia article: 'Grass Mud Horse'":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_Mud_Horse
* "Wikipedia article: Alpaca":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpaca
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