Surfing Alpaca

By John Farrier in Animals & Pets, Video Clips on Mar 17, 2010 at 7:29 pm

After seeing Australians teach kangaroos how to surf, Peruvian surfer Domingo Pianezzi decided to teach an animal native to his homeland how to surf:

But the 44-year-old fancied a bigger challenge and has managed to coax his pet alpaca Pisco, to join him hanging ten in the Pacific.

Pisco — wearing a life jacket — managed to catch three waves with his owner and cruise for a few seconds before falling into the water.

Pianezzi said he came up with the idea while riding waves in Australia.

Link via Glenn Reynolds

Tags: alpaca, Domingo Pianezzi, surfing

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Max Power
Mar 17th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
Ahahahahaha. XD
talby
Mar 17th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
Hilarious. But I’m pretty sure alpacas weren’t meant to swim. Poor little guy, he didn’t seem to enjoy the face-first plunges into the water *at all*.
b.dot
Mar 17th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
That’s just wrong.
OK_PC
Mar 17th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Animal cruelty. Alpacas are mountain animals, that’s just stressing the animal for a mere dumb ass smirk.
Jessss
Mar 18th, 2010 at 12:18 am
Australians teaching kangaroos to surf? That’s a lie isn’t it.
Although us Australians do enjoy perpetuating lies about our native wildlife. Watch out for drop bears!
dermotmoconnor
Mar 18th, 2010 at 12:53 am
Haha! That’s funny!

Wild animals were put on Earth for our amusements – read genesis for proof!
VonSkippy
Mar 18th, 2010 at 1:55 am
Can’t wait for the videos where he teaches it to Hang Glide.
Tina
Mar 18th, 2010 at 6:48 am
But Pisco has a life jacket on…

Looks like he was enjoying himself! Animal cruelty my ass… Hang 10 4-legged buddy!
mavis
Mar 18th, 2010 at 7:01 am
just leave that animal alone!!! that’s just horrible.
Ilan Ben Menachem
Mar 18th, 2010 at 11:29 am
This not right its wrong.This picx is looking horrible.
OK_PC
Mar 18th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Tina, my father exports these animals for a living, when they have their ears down it indicates either they are pissed off or they are stressed. This animal is clearly not relaxed. They HATE swimming and if they get into water (which is rare) its to cool off. The pacific ocean at the north of chile and south of peru is VERY cold due to the Humboldt current. The surfer is wearing a swim suit for a reason.

Animal cuelty.
GOD
Mar 18th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Why are Humans so Stupid…
Foreigner1
Mar 19th, 2010 at 3:18 am
Oh yeah!!! Let us also learn this animal to go —-Kitesurfing after it has learnt this wavesurving trick!!! Hilarious!!!

Animal cruelty indeed…
Dama
Mar 25th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
HEY PEOPLE! IM PERUVIAN SO LET ME TELL YOU THAT THE GUY IN THE PICTURE IS A PROFESSIONAL SURFER, AND HE IS TREACHING TO ALL KIND OF ANIMALS TO SURF ABOUT 10 YEAR AGO.
SO THIS IS NOS CRUELTY, THE ALPACA IS JUST LEARNING. A VETERINARIAN IS TAKING CARE OF THE ANIMAL.
SO PLEASE FUCK OFF!

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