alpaca: domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco
ungulate: any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
leboyer method of childbirth: a method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infant's head is not pulled and immediate bonding between mother and child is encouraged