2007-02-16 01:09:21 · 7 answers · asked by The P of D 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
People use hair and fur interchangeably . But hair is different than fur. Hair is the thin filament like pigmented outgrowth from the skin. Fur usually refers to the entire hair that covers an animal. If you have a fur coat, you have the entire hair covering from an animal. Humans have hair, not fur, because our covering of hair is thin, not like a coat. Some dogs have hair that is more like the hair of humans. Poodles, Portuguese water dogs and bichons are examples. But you could say that they still have a fur coat.
2007-02-16 02:13:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both dogs and cats have fur. A fur is a thick coat of hair
2007-02-16 09:16:27 · answer #2 · answered by The Desert Bird 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no difference; fur is just a word for generally soft hair on the body of an animal. Animal hair that is sparser or coarser may sometimes be called hair instead, but it would be just as valid to call it fur. All distinctions between "hair" and "fur" are arbitrary.
2007-02-16 09:14:34 · answer #3 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no real difference between fur and hair. All mammals have at least some hairs, eventhough some loose it before they are born (like dolphins).
2007-02-16 18:53:46 · answer #4 · answered by Lara Croft 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fur and hair are actualy the SAME THING, fur is usualy a name for the hair animals have.
2007-02-16 09:19:02 · answer #5 · answered by CalD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hair and fur and the same thing, they are both made of the protein keratin.
2007-02-16 10:16:57 · answer #6 · answered by Falcon Man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs are PETA supporters and therefore don't believe in wearing fur.
2007-02-16 09:17:48 · answer #7 · answered by crayola 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋