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All mammals have some hair, but cetaceans, sirenians, elephants, domestic pigs, naked mole rats, hippopotamuses, rhinoceroses, walruses, sea lions, some seals, and others lack dense, inslulating body hair. Humans' body hair is not very dense either. Thus, hair is a characteristic of mammals, but dense hair covering the entire body is not.
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Insulating body hair is a characteristic of?
Insulating body hair is a characteristics of the layer of the fat beneath the human skin.
What covers the body of mammals?
The body covering of birds is feathers. Mammals are covered in fur or hair.
Why do you have hair on your body?
We are mammals and mammals are land creatures. We have hair to keep ourselves warm.
Body covering mammals?
Most mammals have fur or hair .
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 are body coverings for mammals?
Fur or hair.
What is body covery of mammals?
It is fur or hair.
What does hair do in the itegumentary system?
the hair works as a form of insulating coat for the body and a way to stop heat loss by radiation.
What type of integument is characteristic of mammals?
Mammals have a body covering of hair or fur.
Give examples of body covering of mammals?
Skin, hair and fur are all the examples of body covering of mammals.
Why do mammals need fur as body covering?
Mammals need to keep their body warm and it is possible by the body covering they have...fur and hair
Does mammal has hair on it body?
Do mammals have hair on their body, yes. that is one of the many traits of a mammal. ~Nameless
