It’s his very first day on this Earth, and this baby Alpaca is already going for it! Is he great at the walking process yet? Nope! But is he utterly hilarious and so cute that you could sit here and watch him all day? Absolutely! I don’t know if I’ve ever seen an Alpaca this young. They are just adorable.
One leg is going one way, and the three others have different ideas. He’s wobbly and stumbly, and he looks like he’s about to face plant at any second. But he doesn’t! For his first day, I’d say he’s doing pretty great! And from here, it’s just going to get easier and easier for this little guy.
This little cotton ball on stilts has plenty of fans already. Viewers love the video.
Jessie cheered him on with, ‘You’re doing great sweetie!’
Melissa Rosback said, ‘❤️❤️ Right now there are more legs than anything else but that is so sweet 🥰.’
The creators of the video asked for name suggestions and there are plenty being given, such as ‘Snowball’, ‘Lightning’, and ‘Cotton.’
Why Baby Alpacas Are Born Ready to Walk
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Unlike many animals that spend weeks wobbling around and falling over before they figure out how to use their legs, baby Alpacas–also called Crias–don’t get that luxury. Within the first hour or so, they’re expected to stand up, find Mom, and get to nursing. And this is all a survival strategy. Alpacas are prey animals, and predators aren’t going to sit around waiting while babies get their act together. The faster a baby gets mobile, the safer it is.
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Luckily, nature equips them with long legs right from the get-go, but it also leads to some unsteady early moments like we saw in the video today. Even in that short clip, the baby’s confidence was growing. Every single misstep is practice. Every near fall there is a lesson learned. Once all those muscles figure out the teamwork aspect, that baby will be zooming around the pasture like a little champion.
This story was originally reported by PetHelpful on Sep 28, 2025, where it first appeared in the Pet News section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.