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Which endangered animal is the source of world's finest, lightest, warmest and most expensive wool the shahtoosh?

1. Chiru
2. Nilgai
3. Cheetal
4. Kashmiri goat

Correct answer: Chiru

Solution

Shahtoosh is made from the fine underfur of the chiru, also called the Tibetan antelope. It is endangered and protected because of heavy poaching for this wool.

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