Why do animals have fur?

Question

i mean..why can't they be bare?

Answer 1

To stay warm of course! Besides dont they look better with fur? I mean really, wouldnt it be funny to see naked buffalo, dogs, bears, etc.?

Answer 2

to stay warm in cold weather. kind of like to us a blanket or a jacket. animals just can't go get a blanket or a jacket when thy r cold !! :] hehe

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Answer 3

Every animal needs a protective layer on its outside. Some animals like beetles and crabs and turtles have hard shell layers on their outsides. Most other animals have a protective layer of skin.

For most of the warm-blooded animals, skin is not enough to help them keep warm. Birds have feathers and mammals have hair. Some mammals have hairs that are tightly packed and cover most of their bodies. I guess you would call that fur. That helps keep them warm.

Humans don’t have much hair, except usually on top of the head. So we wear clothes. Maybe that’s better than fur all over our bodies. It’s easy to put on more clothes to stay warm or take off some clothes to stay cool.

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Answer 4

Simply because they are complicated. They are all special and unique. Different animals live in different climates so they need protection. As you probably know there are some animals that don't have fur. The fur is mostly for temperature control. It also acts as a blanket when sleeping. What most people don't know is that their fur is actually hair such as ours with a deeper coat of proteins and calcium, which together are the makeup of hair.