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Fur

Fur is the fine, soft body hair of non-human mammals. True fur is the fur of animals which consists of short ground hair and long guard hair. Fur has been an important clothing for humans, especially in cold countries. Today, wearing fur is often criticized, for the sometimes cruel conditions under which the animals are held on fur farms.

Fur fetishism is the name popularly used to describe a fetishistic attraction to people wearing fur, or in certain cases, to the garments themselves.

Fake fur is any synthetic material which mimics the appearance and feel of real fur, without the use of animal products.

Animals without fur are described as "naked", as in The Naked Ape and naked mole rat.


The Fur are the people in the Darfur province of Sudan.




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