- oily
guard hair on top and
thick underfur beneath. The
guard hair
keeps moisture from
reaching the skin; the
underfur acts as an
insulating blanket that...
- and the
ability to walk on all fours. They are
marked by
their dense underfur,
which made them a long-time
object of
commercial hunting.
Eight species...
- whitish-yellowish,
sometimes yellowish-greyish
underfur which shows through. The
lightly coloured underfur is not
equally visible on
different parts of...
-
reddish brown, but can
range from
yellowish brown to
nearly black. The
underfur is 2–3 cm (0.8–1.2 in) long and dark gray.
Beavers molt
every summer. Beavers...
- used both to
snatch prey and
climb onto ice. The coat
consists of
dense underfur around 5 cm (2.0 in) long and
guard hairs around 15 cm (5.9 in) long. Males...
- season. In winter, the coat is
fairly dense, soft, and has well-developed
underfur. The
guard hairs are 50–75 mm long on the flanks, 150–225 mm long on the...
- the musk ox has
guard hairs measuring 30 cm (12 in) as well as a
dense underfur,
which forms an
airtight coat,
allowing them to
survive in temperatures...
- is very
thick and dense, but not long, and
quite loosely ****ing. The
underfur is
particularly dense compared with that of more land-based
members of...
- and
became of
prime importance to
early settlers. In Europe, the soft
underfur known as "beaver wool" was
found to be
ideal for
felting and was made into...
-
hunted for
their extremely soft,
light and warm
underfur which is
usually obtained after death. This
underfur,
known as
shahtoosh (a
Persian word meaning...
