Re: selection criteria for obesity

From: Jason Eshleman (jae_at_vidi.ucdavis.edu)
Date: 12/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 00:28:16 +0000 (UTC)

firstjois <firstjoisyike@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Andrew Glasgow wrote:
>>> Paul Crowley wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> <You can't handle the snip!>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Not so. Fur is _worse_than_useless_
>>>> when it regularly gets wet and has to
>>>> dry in air. It will drain massive amounts
>>>> of energy from the animal under such
>>>> conditions, and not be an insulator at
>>>> all. Persistent showers of rain (in the
>>>> rainy season) cause distress to most
>>>> animals in Africa, including chimps.
>>> So why do animals have fur in areas where it rains constantly, then?
>
>My guess is that none of you have long hair. I do and I can't be bothered
>with a hair dryer but it doesn't matter, even wet hair is insulating - even
>if I'm out side most of the day and my hair is still wet when I get home,
>my head will still be warm. Hair insulates. Hair is fur.

Indeed. One of the fantastic properties of wool, which last I checked was
made of hair, versus most other fabrics is that it continues to provide
insulation when wet. Coming up with synthetics that are equal to this was
rather difficult.

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