IT'S not often you see an alpaca strutting his stuff in the grounds of the Salisbury Cathedral.
Last week, former village bobby turned full-time alpaca breeder Mark Steele took his stud male Qjori for a stroll round the city.
But they weren't just taking in the sights - they were there for business.
Qjori was the star of a photoshoot in The Close, which Mark hopes will land him a spot on the cover of a catalogue for the Bath and West Show.
He said: "People loved it, everyone was crowding round us and wanting to stroke him.
"He loved it as well. He's a stud male so he's used to being handled."
Mark has been breeding alpacas near Tisbury for a decade.
Two years ago, after stints on the beat in Salisbury, Amesbury, Wilton and Tisbury, he retired as a policeman to concentrate on his herd full-time.
He started with just three, but now has 58.
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