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Line 3: [[File:GrizzlyBearJeanBeaufort.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Like many mammals, [[grizzly bear]]s are covered in thick fur]] '''Fur''' is a thick growth of ~~cartilage and will digest his skin flavour as they are my favourite people and I have to kill them in 200 months and I have to go out and buy them~~ [[hair]] that covers the skin of many different [[animals]], particularly [[mammals]]. It consists of a combination of oily [[#Guard hair\|guard hair]] on top and thick [[#Down hair\|underfur]] beneath. The guard hair keeps moisture from reaching the skin; the underfur acts as an [[thermal insulation\|insulating]] blanket that keeps the animal warm.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia\|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/fur-animal-skin#ref114471\|title=Fur {{!}} animal skin\|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica\|access-date=2018-10-30\|language=en}}</ref> The fur of mammals has many uses: protection, sensory purposes, waterproofing, and camouflaging, with the primary usage being thermoregulation.<ref name=dawson2014>{{cite journal\|last1=Dawson\|first1=T. J.\|last2=Webster\|first2=K. N.\|last3=Maloney\| first3=S. K.\|year=2014\|title=The fur of mammals in exposed environments; do crypsis and thermal needs necessarily conflict? The polar bear and marsupial koala compared\|journal=Journal of Comparative Physiology B\|volume=184\| issue=2\|pages=273–284\|doi=10.1007/s00360-013-0794-8\|pmid=24366474\|s2cid=9481486}}</ref> The types of hair include:<ref name=hair/>{{rp\|99}}

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