The alpaca, the llama, the Angora goat (known as mohair), the camel, Cashmere goat, sheep, rabbit, vicuñas and dog (called chiengora wool).* These animals, with the exception of the rabbit and the dog, fall under the Order Artiodactyla.
Goat and sheep
Family Caprinae
Camel, alpaca, vicuna and llama
Family Camelidae
Rabbit
Order Lagomorpha
Family Leporidae
Dog
Order Carnivora
Family Canidae
Location:
Cashmere goat
Himalayans
Angora goat
United States, Turkey and South Africa
Alpaca
South America
Llama
South America
Sheep
China, Australia, New Zealand, United States, UK
Rabbit
Europe, Chile, China, United States
Vicuna
South America
Camel
Turkey, China, Mongolia, Iran, Afghanistan, Russia, Tibet, Australia
Dog
Scandinavia, North America
* List is not inclusive
Fleece-bearing animals are the source of wool fibres.
All wool originates from fleece-bearing animals.
All wool originates from fleece-bearing animals.
Fleece-bearing animals are the natural resources from which wool is produced.
Fleece-bearing animals are shorn for their fleece at least annually.
People in Peru harvest fleece from fleece-bearing animals.
A wool-bearing animal is a type of livestock that produces wool, a natural fiber harvested from their fleece. The most well-known wool-bearing animal is the sheep, particularly breeds like Merino and Suffolk, which are prized for their soft and high-quality wool. Other animals that produce wool include goats (like cashmere and Angora goats), rabbits (such as Angora rabbits), and alpacas. Wool from these animals is commonly used in textiles, clothing, and various other products.
All countries where fleece-bearing animals live give us wool. This would be true on every continent except Antarctica.
All countries where fleece-bearing animals live give us wool. This would be true on every continent except Antarctica.
Goats, llamas, alpacas, rabbits -- most fleece-bearing animals have produced fibres that have been spun into wool.
Mongolian wool is spun from fleece-bearing animals that live in the geography loosely called Mongolia. Mostly, the fleece is grown on sheep.
Fleece-bearing animals are raised on every continent except Antarctica. You can read more about them and the process of turning their fleece into wool, below.