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Hair but there is not hat much of a difference the only difference is that hair is more coarse than fur.
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How do horses grow fur?
Horses don't have fur they have hair
What is a horses fur called?
horse hair
What is the covering of a horse?
Horses are mammals. They have short fur. It's been a long time since I actually touched a horse, but their fur is about a medium on the scale of coarseness verses softness.
Are horse hair shoes made from horses?
it is made out of fur
Are horses covered in skin?
Of course they are. They also have hair called fur on top of the skin.
Do horses have more hair than people?
Yes way! Horse's 'Fur" Is called hair, so it's all over their body
Do horses have feather?
It seems strange, but horses do have feathers. There are on the back of the lower leg to absorb water! They are not the type of feathers that a bird would have, but a type of hair.
What is the top of a horses head hair called?
This is called the mane. The hair that dangles between a horse's ears is called the forelock.
What is the body covering of a cow?
Cows are mammals. All mammals have a body covering of skin, fur or hair. In the cow's case, the body covering is skin and hair.
What the different between fur and hair?
Hair and fur are both composed primarily of collagen, and contain no living cells. They are structurally similar, but differ in thickness and distribution. Some authorities make the distinction that hair grows continuously (although it eventually reaches a maximum length and falls out), whereas fur grows to a fixed length and stops.- - - - - -Scientific American published an interview in 2001, with an expert mammologist from the New York American Museum of Natural History, where the question of the difference between hair and fur was asked. The short answer is, "no difference"). It's very interesting, and can be found here:http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-is-the-difference-beWhether it is referred to as "hair", or "fur"; how long it grows; and whether it ever stops growing, is based :- first on the species of mammal involved(for example, neck hair on horses, versus neck hair on cats)- then - if there are breeds of that mammal - on the breed(for example, the length of neck hair/fur on Siamese cats versus length of neck hair/fur on Persian cats, or length of neck hair/fur on Friesian or Andalusian horses , or Appaloosa horses )- and finally on the genetics of the individuals themselves.When, or if, the hair/fur in a certain area ever stops growing, depends on the type of hair/fur it is.Whether fur/hair is shed, depends on all of the above, as well.See also:What_is_the_difference_between_hair_and_fur
Which fur is softer a horses or a donkey fur?
A horse has much softer hair than a donkey with the exception of when donkeys are babies. When they are born they have very soft fur like a rabbit which changes into a wiry type hair more like what a zebra has after they shed out the first time.
Is horses hair the same all round year?
no, a horse grows fur in the spring, wich is it's summer hair, in the fall it looses it's summer hair and gets bushier hair for winter.
