Question 51
MediumOriginal questionPashmina wool comes from goats reared chiefly in which region?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
Pashmina comes from the Changthangi goat, reared on the high, cold plateau of Ladakh and the neighbouring Himalaya.
The fibre is the animal's winter undercoat, which it grows against extreme cold and sheds in spring.
It is combed out rather than shorn, which is part of why the quantity from each animal is so small.
Worth noting
Shahtoosh is a different fibre from a different animal, the Tibetan antelope, and trading in it is illegal because the animal is killed for it.
- Concept
- Pashmina and where the wool comes from
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
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