86 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS, 



THE GOAT OF ANGORA. 



Is well known for its long hair, which is thick, 

 glossy, of a dazzling whiteness, and so fine, that 

 cloths as beautiful as silk, known among us by the 

 name of camblets, are made of it. Its ears are long 

 and pendulous. The male is furnished with horns, 

 curiously twisted, which proceed horizontally from 

 each side of the head, forming a screw; those of the 

 female are shorter, and encircle the ear somewhat 

 like those of the common Ram. They inhabit the 

 rocky mountains of Pontus, where they experience 

 a considerable degree of cold: they would probably 

 thrive in Britain as well as in their native country. 

 The same might be said of the Goat of Thibet, so 

 famous for the fineness of its wool : it lives in a 

 climate colder than ours in winter, and might prob- 

 ably be transplanted with success. 



In Portugal there is a breed of fine large Goats, 

 remarkable for yielding a great quantity of milk, 



