Human head hair versus animals

[barnacler]

Curious, are there other animals whose hair (fur) just keeps naturally growing longer and longer? Not talking about horns or teeth, just hair/fur.

The hair on the rest of our body self-regulates for length, dropping off naturally and replenishing itself, but scalp and men's facial hair grow indefinitely. Is there any thing comparable in the animal kingdom?

Seems to be a curiosity of the human race.

Also, in undeveloped tribes, how do they regulate their finger and toenail length? Do they naturally self-regulate?

 

[mandrill]

Curious, are there other animals whose hair (fur) just keeps naturally growing longer and longer? Not talking about horns or teeth, just hair/fur.
The hair on the rest of our body self-regulates for length, dropping off naturally and replenishing itself, but scalp and men's facial hair grow indefinitely. Is there any thing comparable in the animal kingdom?
Seems to be a curiosity of the human race.
Also, in undeveloped tribes, how do they regulate their finger and toenail length? Do they naturally self-regulate?

Poodles and terriers will get fluffier and fluffier and end up as a vast, bearlike ball of wool unless they are groomed.

I would add to your OP that I do not believe that there is any other species of animal that becomes routinely bald as it ages.

 

[Robert Mugabe]

Poodles and terriers will get fluffier and fluffier and end up as a vast, bearlike ball of wool unless they are groomed.

I would add to your OP that I do not believe that there is any other species of animal that becomes routinely bald as it ages.

The bald thing is really unfair.

 

[barnacler]

The bald thing is really unfair.

..to all those species that are denied the delights of baldness.

 

[mandrill]

Humans have tufts of body hair that enhance scent-production and lubrication abilities. But I don't know what the purpose of head and facial hair might be.

 

[onomatopoeia]

Curious, are there other animals whose hair (fur) just keeps naturally growing longer and longer? Not talking about horns or teeth, just hair/fur.

The hair on the rest of our body self-regulates for length, dropping off naturally and replenishing itself, but scalp and men's facial hair grow indefinitely. Is there any thing comparable in the animal kingdom?

Seems to be a curiosity of the human race.

Also, in undeveloped tribes, how do they regulate their finger and toenail length? Do they naturally self-regulate?

The most obvious example is sheep.

 

[xix]

I guess goats also .

The fleece of the Angora goat grows in uniform locks. Annual growth averages about 8 to 12 inches (20 to 30 cm), and the animals are usually clipped twice yearly, each yielding about 5 pounds (2.25 kg) of fleece per clipping. Controlled breeding has eliminated most of the outer protective coat; only a small amount of the undesirable coarse guard hair remains.

Mohair | Animal Fibre, Textile Yarn & Clothing Fabric | Britannica

Mohair, animal-hair fibre obtained from the Angora goat and a significant so-called specialty hair fibre. The word mohair is derived from the Arabic mukhayyar (“goat’s hair fabric”), which became mockaire in medieval times. Mohair is one of the oldest textile fibres, produced exclusively in Turkey

www.britannica.com

 

[onomatopoeia]

I guess goats also .

The fleece of the Angora goat grows in uniform locks. Annual growth averages about 8 to 12 inches (20 to 30 cm), and the animals are usually clipped twice yearly, each yielding about 5 pounds (2.25 kg) of fleece per clipping. Controlled breeding has eliminated most of the outer protective coat; only a small amount of the undesirable coarse guard hair remains.

Mohair | Animal Fibre, Textile Yarn & Clothing Fabric | Britannica

Mohair, animal-hair fibre obtained from the Angora goat and a significant so-called specialty hair fibre. The word mohair is derived from the Arabic mukhayyar (“goat’s hair fabric”), which became mockaire in medieval times. Mohair is one of the oldest textile fibres, produced exclusively in Turkey

www.britannica.com

Punk goat:



When sheep aren't sheared: