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Alpacas settle arguments by spitting

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Do not let their fluffy exterior and massive, cartoonish eyes fool you. Alpacas settle disputes with absolute biological warfare. If they feel slightly annoyed or want to establish social hierarchy at the feeding trough, they will violently hurl a noxious mixture of gastric acid and half-digested grass directly into the face of their rival.

Alpacas settle arguments by spitting
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