There are eight species of southern fur seals, all smaller than their northern relative. They include the Guadalupe fur seal of Baja California, the brown fur seal of southern Africa and Australia ...

The sebum, or natural oil, on the mammals’ fur helps them survive the harsh Arctic ... I then shaved it all off as close as I could to the scalp, which was tough on account of the greasiness.

The fur of older individuals ... Adirondacks, but all terrestrial communities, e.g., coniferous forest, drier parts of swamps and bogs, marshes, and grassy openings, to an elevation of at least 1311 m ...

The fur gene is still present in humans, according to a new study published in eLife. The new research claims that the hairlessness of certain mammals evolved at least nine different times along ...

Unlike most marine mammals ... the densest fur in the animal kingdom. Sadly that thick, resplendent coat has also given otters some of the world's most valuable pelts. In North America sea otters once ...