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  2. List of types of fur - Wikipedia

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    The fur of coyotes is dense and durable, available in a wide range of colors and qualities depending on the subspecies of coyote the fur was harvested from. Primarily seen as a pest animal, coyotes are not often utilized for their fur, although they are perfect for practical garments.

  3. Sea otter - Wikipedia

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    With up to 150,000 strands of hair per square centimetre (970,000/in 2), its fur is the densest of any animal. [32] The fur consists of long, waterproof guard hairs and short underfur; the guard hairs keep the dense underfur layer dry. [29] There is an air compartment between the thick fur and the skin where air is trapped and heated by the ...

  4. Chinchilla - Wikipedia

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    The chinchilla has the densest fur of all extant terrestrial mammals, with around 20,000 hairs per square centimeter and 50 hairs growing from each follicle. [7] The chinchilla is named after the Chincha people of the Andes , who once wore its dense, velvet-like fur and ate their meat. [ 8 ]

  5. 101 Animals That Start With 'S' for Your Next Trivia Night - AOL

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    These cute creatures have the densest fur of any animal, with up to a million hairs per square inch, which keeps them warm and cozy in chilly waters. They also love to float on their backs and use ...

  6. Fur - Wikipedia

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    The denseness of fur can increase an animal's insulation value, and arctic mammals especially have dense fur; for example, the muskox 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 of −40 °C (−40 °F).

  7. Otter - Wikipedia

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    Otters are distinguished by their long, slim bodies, powerful webbed feet for swimming, and their dense fur, which keeps them warm and buoyant in water. They are playful animals, engaging in activities like sliding into water on natural slides and playing with stones.

  8. From Antlers to Migration: How Reindeer and Whitetail ... - AOL

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    Whitetail Deer. Reindeer. Classification. Species: Odocoileus virginianus Species: Rangifer tarandus Native to. The Americas. The Arctic, subarctic, tundra. Fur ...

  9. Mustelidae - Wikipedia

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    The sea otter, which has the densest fur of any animal, [15] narrowly escaped the fate of the sea mink. The discovery of large populations in the North Pacific was the major economic driving force behind Russian expansion into Kamchatka , the Aleutian Islands , and Alaska , as well as a cause for conflict with Japan and foreign hunters in the ...