Collection of the underfur causes the death of the chiru. From Wordnik.com. [Ying Ying the Chiru (Tibetan Antelope), try not to buy shahtoosh] Reference
The pelage is thick, with coarse guard hairs overlying the underfur. From Wordnik.com. [15 Agouti] Reference
The soft dense underfur (the commercially valuable pelt called "nutria") is about 2 cm long on the belly, and. From Wordnik.com. [15 Agouti] Reference
Whinney's shaggy coat was heavy even in summer, though it would be much thicker in winter when the dense underfur grew in. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
Instead of long body hairs, markhors possess insulating underfur - a soft and valuable raw material for the famous Kashmiri shawls. From Wordnik.com. [1 Microcattle] Reference
It is being slaughtered illegally by the thousands for its wool actually, the underfur of the chiru, which is known in the international market as "shahtoosh" or "king of wool.". From Wordnik.com. [Ying Ying the Chiru (Tibetan Antelope), try not to buy shahtoosh] Reference
"A beaver has 100,000 hairs per square inch in its underfur.". From Wordnik.com. [www.appeal-democrat.com - News :] Reference
They are marked by their dense underfur, which made them a long-time object of commercial hunting. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
Arctocephalinae to contrast them with Otariinae - the sea lions - based on the most prominent common feature, namely the coat of dense underfur intermixed with guard hairs. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
Pinnipedia called Arctocephalinae to contrast them with Otariinae - the sea lions - based on the most prominent common feature, namely the coat of dense underfur intermixed with guard hairs. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
With over 150 thousand strands of hair per square centimeter Dunne's fur is the most dense of any major party political leader; the fur consists of long waterproof guard hairs and short underfur. From Wordnik.com. [Kiwiblog] Reference
"Like the beaver, the sea otter has two types of hair," Mr. Dolin writes, "the outer guard hairs and the inner downy underfur. From Wordnik.com. [The Riches Came Pelting Down] Reference
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