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The changthangi or pashmina goat is a breed of goat from Tibet or neighbouring areas in the Lakakhi Changthang, usually raised for meat or Cashmere wool (known as pashmina once woven).
These goats grow a thick warm fleece. They survive on grass in Ladakh, where temperatures plunge to as low as −20 °C (−4 °F). These goats provide fine wool for Kashmir's famous Pashmina shawls. Shawls made from Pashmina wool are considered some of the world's finest and they are exported worldwide.
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