Question

Animal fibers are _________ and _________​

Answer 1

Answer:

Animal fibers are natural fibers that consist largely of certain proteins. Examples include silk, hair/fur (including wool) and feathers. The animal fibers used most commonly both in the manufacturing world as well as by the hand spinners are wool from domestic sheep and silk.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Animal fibers include keratin-based fibers such as sheep wool and fibers of similar use such as alpaca, angora, cashmere, camel, and mohair. Other keratin-based animal fibers include 'fur' type fibers and even human hair. Non-keratin-based animal fibers include cultivated silk and wild silk (Tussah).