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

All of these animals are in worn pelage, thus allowing a great amount of the black underfur to show, which gives a markedly darker color.

From The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. by Durrant, Stephen D.