Monday, July 26, 2010

Are humans the only animal on the planet to have hairless skin?

I know we have some hair, but are there any animals that have mostly hairless or furless skin like we do?Are humans the only animal on the planet to have hairless skin?
There are plenty of hairless animals. Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, the list goes on adn on.


If by ';only animal'; you meant ';only mammal'; then there are still some mammals without fur. Several dog and cat breeds can be hairless, like the mexican hairless dog, and many marine mammals like whales and dolphins have little hair.Are humans the only animal on the planet to have hairless skin?
Hair is found only on mammals, so 99%+ of the animal kingdom would meet your first criterion. All mammals have hair at some timer in their lives. If you want a soft-skinned ';hairless'; mammal, look up naked mole-rats.
there are hairless versions of many animals...rats, cats, dogs, moles.
All mammals have fur. (Except dolphins?)





Reptiles, birds, amphibians, fish don't.
Do you mean animal or mammal? Fish are generally not hairy creatures. Birds tend to have feathers, reptiles scales. I believe snails tend to lack body hair too.
Nope reptiles and amphibians don't have hair on their skin.
NOPE, there are hairless cats and dogs as well. One is called the Mexican Hairless. I'm not sure about the cat.
Well ther'es dolphins, whales and reptiles to name a few.
We don't have hairless skin....???
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