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The world's oldest Alpaca lives in BC - Catherine - 08-09-2025
Lolita the Alpaca lives at Kensington Prairie Farm in Aldergrove BC. She was taken in as a rescue 9 years ago. She was 19 then. Now she is a grand old lady of 28.
She gets special are and even special shearing to accommodate her advanced age. Most Alpacas don't live past 20. The current age record holder lives in New Zealand and is age 27, born in Jan 1998. Lolita was born in Sept 1997 and she has a microchip to prove it.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11324213/worlds-oldest-alpaca-lolita/
I think it would be nice to have Lolita's name in the Guinness book of records. She has earned the recognition. She is also a tribute to the farm that cares for her and older rescue animals in general. When you rescue an older animal you don't expect to have a lot of time with them. Lolita has lived nine years since her rescue.
Kensington Prairie Farm has clearly been good to Lolita and Lolita has responded to their care. I don't know how long the old girl is going to last, but she still looks good. At her age, everyday is a gift. I hope he has many more.