{"id":188849,"date":"2022-07-18T11:14:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T11:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-monkeys-fur-or-hair\/"},"modified":"2022-07-18T11:14:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T11:14:30","slug":"are-monkeys-fur-or-hair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-monkeys-fur-or-hair\/","title":{"rendered":"Are monkeys fur or hair?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-monkeys-fur-or-hair\/#Are_monkeys_fur_or_hair\" title=\"Are monkeys fur or hair?\">Are monkeys fur or hair?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-monkeys-fur-or-hair\/#Do_macaques_have_fur_or_hair\" title=\"Do macaques have fur or hair?\">Do macaques have fur or hair?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-monkeys-fur-or-hair\/#What_monkey_hair_means\" title=\"What monkey hair means?\">What monkey hair means?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-monkeys-fur-or-hair\/#What_monkey_has_no_hair\" title=\"What monkey has no hair?\">What monkey has no hair?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-monkeys-fur-or-hair\/#What_is_monkey_fur_called\" title=\"What is monkey fur called?\">What is monkey fur called?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-monkeys-fur-or-hair\/#Is_fur_and_hair_the_same\" title=\"Is fur and hair the same?\">Is fur and hair the same?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-monkeys-fur-or-hair\/#Do_great_apes_have_fur_or_hair\" title=\"Do great apes have fur or hair?\">Do great apes have fur or hair?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-monkeys-fur-or-hair\/#What_animals_have_hair_instead_of_fur\" title=\"What animals have hair instead of fur?\">What animals have hair instead of fur?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-monkeys-fur-or-hair\/#What_special_features_do_the_macaques_have\" title=\"What special features do the macaques have?\">What special features do the macaques have?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-monkeys-fur-or-hair\/#What_is_the_difference_between_macaque_and_monkey\" title=\"What is the difference between macaque and monkey?\">What is the difference between macaque and monkey?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-monkeys-fur-or-hair\/#Why_do_Japanese_macaques_have_thick_fur\" title=\"Why do Japanese macaques have thick fur?\">Why do Japanese macaques have thick fur?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-monkeys-fur-or-hair\/#What_does_a_macaque_monkey_look_like\" title=\"What does a macaque monkey look like?\">What does a macaque monkey look like?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_monkeys_fur_or_hair\"><\/span>Are monkeys fur or hair?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Monkeys are mammals, and <b>all mammals have hair or fur. The primary reason for this seems to be protecting the body from the sun.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_macaques_have_fur_or_hair\"><\/span>Do macaques have fur or hair?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Macaques are robust primates whose arms and legs are of about the same length. <b>Their fur is generally a shade of brown or black, and their muzzles, like those of baboons, are doglike but rounded in profile, with nostrils on the upper surface.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_monkey_hair_means\"><\/span>What monkey hair means?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Caotchouc, or rubber, derived from a milk juice of plants and which fills latex cells and tubes. It is resistant to decomposition and found in many brown coals as a wooly mass. Ref: Stutzer.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_monkey_has_no_hair\"><\/span>What monkey has no hair?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Apes with Alopecia Some animals are born hairless, and some lose their hair for other reasons. These <b>chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) have alopecia, an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss and also occurs in humans.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_monkey_fur_called\"><\/span>What is monkey fur called?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Colubi (the plural form) are Old World monkeys native to Equatorial Guinea, south west Cameroon, and central and north-western Gabon. Their fur is quite long, over five inches, shiny and slightly coarse, its use for clothing was popular from the mid-nineteenth century to the mid 1940&#8217;s.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_fur_and_hair_the_same\"><\/span>Is fur and hair the same?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Hair and fur are chemically indistinguishable, having the same chemical composition, and are made of keratin. The primary difference between hair and fur is the word usage. The hair of non-human mammals refers as fur, while humans are said to have hair. So, basically, hair is a characteristic of all mammals.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_great_apes_have_fur_or_hair\"><\/span>Do great apes have fur or hair?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Apes are primates. Primates are mammals that share the following characteristics: <b>hair instead of fur. fingernails instead of claws.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_animals_have_hair_instead_of_fur\"><\/span>What animals have hair instead of fur?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Examples of Dogs with Hair, Not Fur<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Poodle.<\/li>\n<li>Portuguese Water Dog.<\/li>\n<li>Irish Water Spaniel.<\/li>\n<li>Bearded Collie.<\/li>\n<li>Giant Schnauzer.<\/li>\n<li>Xoloitzcuintli.<\/li>\n<li>Bedlington Terrier.<\/li>\n<li>Fox Terrier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_special_features_do_the_macaques_have\"><\/span>What special features do the macaques have?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Macaques are <b>somewhat more arboreal than baboons but are equally at home on the ground; they are also able to swim. Depending on the species, they live in forests, on plains, or among cliffs and rocky terrain. Macaques are omnivorous, and they possess large cheek pouches in which they carry extra food.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_difference_between_macaque_and_monkey\"><\/span>What is the difference between macaque and monkey?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The most basic way to tell the difference is to see whether or not the animal has a tail. <b>Most monkeys have tails, while no apes have tails. But this isn&#8217;t a fool-proof method, since most but not all monkeys have tails. For instance there are a couple species of macaque that do not have tails, but macaques are monkeys.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_Japanese_macaques_have_thick_fur\"><\/span>Why do Japanese macaques have thick fur?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With their northern living conditions, the Japanese macaque needs a thick coat of fur <b>to protect it from the cold.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_a_macaque_monkey_look_like\"><\/span>What does a macaque monkey look like?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Genus: Macaca  The Japanese Macaque The Japanese Macaque Monkey is the most northern-living non-human primate. Individuals have <b>brown-grey fur, a red face, hands and bottom and a short tail. There are two subspecies of the Japanese Macaque Monkey, Macaca fuscata fuscata and Yakushima Macaque, Macaca fuscata yakui.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Are monkeys fur or hair?Do macaques have fur or hair?What monkey hair means?What monkey has no hair?What is monkey fur called?Is fur and hair the same?Do great apes have fur or hair?What animals have hair instead of fur?What special features do the macaques have?What is the difference between macaque and monkey?Why do&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[622],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188849"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188849\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}