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Are mammals the only animals with hair?
Yes, mammals are the only animals with hair, or at least, the only ones with the kind of hair that you are thinking of. Mammals have a particular kind of hair, which is made out of a protein called keratin. There are other animals who have other kinds of hair. Insects have their own kind of hairs, which are sensory rather than protective in nature, and they are made of a different protein known as chitin.
Do all mammals have hair?
Yes. Mammals are the only animal group that can have hair. Invertebrates such as certain species of spiders and insects have hair-like structures called setae, not hair. The two are quite different. Hair/fur is one of the defining characteristics of mammals.
What are vertebrates that are warm-blooded have hair?
The only ones that I can think of are Egyptian Sphynx Cats and Naked Mole Rats.
Do salamander have hair?
no salamanders are amphibians mammals have hair, amphibians do not
Are most mammals covered with feathers?
Mammals are not covered with feathers. Mammals grow hair, but do not have to be covered with hair. Birds are covered with feathers.
Do wood turtles have fur or hair?
No, wood turtles do not have fur or hair, as they are not mammals.
What has hair or fur?
Only mammals have fur
Which of these is the only chordate group that has hair?
mammals
A distinguishing feature of all mammals?
All mammals feed their young with milk, have hair, have a neocortex region of the brain, and have three middle ear bones. There are other characteristics shared by all mammals, but the above four are (for the most part) that only ones unique to mammals.
Does frog have fur?
No Anphibians dont. They have smooth slimey skin. Mammals are the ones with all the hair (and lungs too)
How is the covering of the mammals differ from the other types of vertebrates?
Mammals are the only ones that can have fur or hair over their skin. Birds have feathers. Amphibians have moist skin. Reptiles have scaly skin. Fish have scales.
What mammals grow hair only after they are born?
Only mammals that have hair their whole lives are naked mole rats; this is because their hair doesn't go through a shedding process. Other mammals, like humans and chimpanzees, start growing hair immediately after birth.
