Honeycomb the alpaca, friend to the sick, lonely and dying, has passed away

By Megan Doherty
Updated August 28 2016 - 10:26pm, first published July 28 2016 - 5:49pm
Honeycomb the alpaca with his owner Nils Lantzke cruising around Canberra in 2006. Photo: Andrew Taylor
Honeycomb the alpaca with his owner Nils Lantzke cruising around Canberra in 2006. Photo: Andrew Taylor
Honeycomb was almost as big a drawcard as Queen Elizabeth as he waited with crowds on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin in 2011 waiting for the monarch to sail by. Photo: Gary Schafer
Honeycomb was almost as big a drawcard as Queen Elizabeth as he waited with crowds on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin in 2011 waiting for the monarch to sail by. Photo: Gary Schafer
Nils  Lantzke,  of Giralang, on Thursday
with Hercules the alpaca who will take over the pet therapy work of Honeycomb. And whilehe now has a blue Mazda 121, Hercules will usually ride in a van, just sitting in the back for this photograph in honour of Honeycomb. Photo: Karleen Minney
Nils Lantzke, of Giralang, on Thursday with Hercules the alpaca who will take over the pet therapy work of Honeycomb. And whilehe now has a blue Mazda 121, Hercules will usually ride in a van, just sitting in the back for this photograph in honour of Honeycomb. Photo: Karleen Minney
Nils Latzke of Giralang is grieving the recent death of his famous pet alpaca Honeycomb but is kept company by fluffy youngster Hercules. Photo: Karleen Minney
Nils Latzke of Giralang is grieving the recent death of his famous pet alpaca Honeycomb but is kept company by fluffy youngster Hercules. Photo: Karleen Minney

Honeycomb the alpaca, famous for riding in the back of his owner's little red Mazda 121, but more importantly offering some joy and comfort to the sick, dying and lonely, has passed away.

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