Introduction: Wind chill is the measure of the combined effect of wind and lowering temperatures on beings (Steadman, R. G. 1971). With wind chill animals would be cold especially during winter months with the harsh winds, because of this out in the environment animals have fur coats to help them hold and retain heat against the wind. The way animal is able to retain heat is due to thermal physiology designed to keep a being warm by preventing heat from leaving the body (Media 2014). An analysis was done with the presented question, how does wind chill affect different types of fur coats? Based of the knowledge of wind chill effect and thermal physiology an experiment developed to test wind chill on animals who have two different fur coats, thick and thin which is expressed as the independent variable, and which coat lost heat the slowest which is the dependent variable in C. In using a model in place of the animals one was chosen that accurately represented the organism by completely covering the ornament bulb, which was chosen to represent the body, with the types of fake fur being tested. It is hypothesized that thicker fur would loose heat slower than thinner fur, alternatively it
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Wind chill effects on different fur types (mean±SE). Ornaments with thick fur covering them retained 35% more heat than the thin fur (n=3 for each treatment) (p=0.035).
Discussion and Conclusion: The first hypothesis, thicker fur would lose heat slower than thinner fur, was supported by the data (Figure 1). As predicted with the hypothesis thick fur was able to retain more heat so when cooling was taking place, the temperature dropped much slower than that of the animal with the lighter fur. In the environment this experiment is also supported by effective temperature, the measure of heating and cooling in a physical environment, effective temperature is predicted with respect to wind chill index and is designed in fur coats for external insulation (Ames and Insely
Wind chill effects on different fur types (mean±SE). Ornaments with thick fur covering them retained 35% more heat than the thin fur (n=3 for each treatment) (p=0.035).
Discussion and Conclusion: The first hypothesis, thicker fur would lose heat slower than thinner fur, was supported by the data (Figure 1). As predicted with the hypothesis thick fur was able to retain more heat so when cooling was taking place, the temperature dropped much slower than that of the animal with the lighter fur. In the environment this experiment is also supported by effective temperature, the measure of heating and cooling in a physical environment, effective temperature is predicted with respect to wind chill index and is designed in fur coats for external insulation (Ames and Insely