Why is hair called hair on a human but fur on animals when its the same thing?

Question

Hair and fur are the same so why when its on a human its called hair and when its on a animal its called fur.

Answer 1

They are not the same.  One example is exchanging summer fur for winter fur.  That requires a biology totally different from Homo sapiens.

http://mednews.wustl.edu/tips/page/norma...

Answer 2

because hair grows and grows but fur sheds and reproduces a fur in the same spot =O

Answer 3

becasue humans dont like to believe that they are animals

Answer 4

hair and fur aren't the same thing..

hair continues to grown until it is cut

fur will fall out after it reaches a certain length depending on the animal

(thats why cats and other animals don't get haircuts)

Answer 5

because

that is what it was called

really no explanation

Answer 6

Humans believe they have somehow transcended the entire animal kingdom; they believe their soul and extreme advancement has entitled them to being special.

Hair vs. Fur

Nose vs Snout

Stool vs f***s

Answer 7

They are basically the same thing but there are some differences.