Encyclopedia article on the goat (genus Capra), covering wild species such as the bezoar goat, Caucasian turs, Spanish goat, ibex and markhor, then domestic breeds. The domestic section describes the Angora (mohair) goat and the Cashmere (shawl) goat, whose underwool (pashm) is used for Kashmir shawls. It includes a plate of goat-antelopes and bibliographies. It is of limited use for textile research, mainly for the fibre-producing goats.