As to the origin and early history of the Angora goat little is known.
It is supposed that the Angora variety descended from one of the classes
of wild goats, and different writers have contended that different
genera were the foundation of the Angora species. They have based these
claims upon the characteristics of the horns, the covering of the body,
shape and size of the animal, and various other details. Several agree
that Capra AEgagrus is the class of goat from which the Angora species
has developed.