Mammals Have Hair

Hair is one of the defining characteristics of mammals. This is the same tough substance that makes up the hard scales of reptiles and the feathers of birds.

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Hair is present in differing degrees on all mammals.

Mammals have hair. Each hair is made from keratin. On adult whales elephants sirenians and rhinoceroses body hair is limited to scattered bristles. The fur is used to insulate against the cold but whiskers are used as sensory organs especially in nocturnal animals.

Hair or fur is one of the characteristics that define a mammal. These hairs grow from the surface layer of the skin. Having hair is one of the characteristics of a mammal.

The human body apart from areas of glabrous skin is covered in follicles which produce thick terminal and fine vellus hair. Lots of hairs clumped together make up this tiger s fur. A fur coat helps keep the mammal s body temperature at a constant level.

Hair in mammals the characteristic threadlike outgrowths of the outer layer of the skin epidermis that form an animal s coat or pelage. Only mammals have hairs. All mammals have hair including marine mammals such as whales and dolphins.

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