pelage
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Researcher Hannah Walker from the University of Montana documented the distribution of these different pelage colours across their range in North America using museum specimens.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2023
His estimated birth year was determined by the condition of his pelage, or fur, and teeth.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
Moratelli selects a small, compact individual with dark wings and a luxurious golden pelage.
From Nature ● Feb. 17, 2015
The rest of the body is shaggy, too, featuring a striking long pelage of dark bands on light.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 22, 2013
The color of the body of the full-grown beast is the red of a red cow, but the pelage is wool rather than hair until the animal is well on in years.
From The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by John R. Spears
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