fur
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The 3-year-old female with black fur entered Inyo County around 7 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Its white fur is caused by leucism, which may make it more vulnerable, yet it repeatedly returned to the same branch, seemingly unconcerned by observers.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
In Argentina, roughly 1,300 sea lions and fur seals perished.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Next year’s “Gatto,” about a feline thief in Venice, features animal fur and human hair that look like they were painted by hand, rather than a computer trying to simulate the real thing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
The pile rustled and birthed another rat, smaller but with the same snowy fur and red eyes as her brother.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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