Cashmere is the wool from which kind of animal?

Goat is correct because cashmere is the ultra-fine undercoat of specific goats (often called cashmere or pashmina goats), collected by gentle combing during their spring molt. These fibers are much thinner and softer than typical sheep’s wool, giving cashmere its famed lightness and warmth. Llamas and camels also produce valuable hair, but not cashmere; sheep give wool, and Angora goats produce mohair, a different fiber. Background: Most cashmere comes from Mongolia, China, and parts of India and Iran, and its limited yield per goat makes it costly. Memory tip: “Cash-mere comes from goats”—you need extra “cash” because each goat yields only a small amount of this luxurious fiber.