underwool

Its hair is more like that of a goat than a sheep, of a brownish gray colour, and with a dense coat of underwool.

The underwool is short and soft, as is also the top hair, which is of very pale grey mixed with some yellowish-white hair.

Those skins in which the underwool is quite white are rare and much more expensive.

Black bears have occasionally very black coats, but the majority have a brownish underwool.

The underwool is short and rather weak, but regular, as is also the top hair; the colour is usually yellow.