Alpaca called Giovanni given mirror for company after friends die

Giovanni was feeling lonely (Picture: Screech Owl Sanctuary & Animal Park)

If you saw an alpaca looking at its own reflection, you’d be forgiven for thinking the animal was unusually vain.

But in this case, the alpaca isn’t self-obsessed; it’s lonely.

Giovanni, an elderly 18-year-old male, has been gifted the mirror after his two companions died.

Screech Owl Sanctuary & Animal Park in Cornwall put out an appeal for members of the public to donate the items.

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