Fur

campsites so they eat inedible things. Bears are good at climbing trees, and swimming with ease. They usually only attack when they feel surprised, or threatened. Most bears roam in areas not disturbed by humans. Many bears are hunted for their meat and fur. The Kermode Bear also known as the “Spirit Bear,” or “Ghost Bear,” is a symbol of the Native American Culture. The Kermode Bear is an unique species…

Canadian Seal Hunt played a prominent role in exposing the cruelty involved in fashion industry production. The photo, taken in 1969 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, was a catalyst that provoked outrage and boycotts of fur products in Canada. The group joined forces with a wide spectrum of animal welfare groups in order to protest the unregulated slaughter of baby seals by Newfoundland and Labrador fishermen. The image in question depicts a seal hunter wielding a club to a baby seal…

Etienne Provost was a mountain man and a Taos fur trapper in the early 1800’s. He was born in Chamberly, Quebec, Canada in the year 1785. He became involved in the St. Louis fur trade in 1814. He stopped actively trapping in 1814 and never returned to the Rocky Mountains after he left. He sadly died in St Louis Missouri on July 3, 1850. Etienne Provost was the son of Albert and Anne Prévost. He had 16 siblings. He married Marie Rose Salle dit Lajorie in 1829. Together they gave birth to their…

festivities that happen every Sunday in her neighborhood. She most definitely looks forward to them. Each Sunday she dresses up in garments that she believes is her most stunning to the publics and her eyes. She has a fur that she takes extra special care of. She wears this fur on Sunday’s and places it in a box neatly when she’s done and tucks it away, until next Sunday. Her Sunday’s best! Miss Brill thinks she look good and is accepted amongst the other people who are siting and…

Its eyes are brown, dark brown. Or black. Gibbons have fur all over their body. Their fur is soft and pretty thick. Their fur can be colors anything from tan,brown,gray, or black. To determine what species of gibbon is around you, you could look at their fur and see how it differs from another type of gibbon. Female gibbons usually have lighter colored fur than males. If you wanted to figure out if it’s a male or female you could look at its fur and could figure it out easily.…

length runs about 33 inches long. It has a fuzzy coat of fur, huge ears, and it doesn't really have a tail. they are known for their small yellow, beady eyes. In most species the females weigh more than the male but not koalas The females weigh between 13.2 and 24.2 lbs., while the male weigh between 17.6 and 30.8 lbs. The koala thick fur is used to help keep it cool and but also warm. Their fur also acts like a rain repellent . The koalas fur color changes from gray to brown depending on the…

shouldn’t have to go through all that pain and suffering. Many animals killed for their fur come from fur farms, where animals are kept in tiny cages and are killed when they are only six months old. In nature, most animals build burros and huddle together for warmth. On fur farms, they are left exposed to the cold to encourage the thickest coats possible. Even if the animal freezes to death, the fur is still used. Fur farmers are mainly concerned with preserving the animal’s whole coat and…

flurry of women, each grabbing a rabbit. I quickly grasped one, the softness of their fur petting my skin. My shivering legs dragged me to the steel table, quickly restraining the rabbit with worn leather straps. It started to struggle, with no avail. I released a puff of breathe, the weather freezing the inside of my bones. The knife skins the fur, cleanly cutting it to reveal a fine piece of white angora fur, if I do say so myself. I unbuckle the straps, carelessly throwing the rabbit towards…

earth and chameleons can blend into the background, sloths have an interesting ecosystem nestled within their fur. Insects, bacteria and other organisms all live in the outer layer of the sloth’s fur and perform different tasks that can benefit both the sloth and themselves. While algae is able to find efficient shelter in the fur, it also provides benefits to the sloth by causing the fur to turn green and…

Found in the wilderness of North America, the grey wolf, Canis lupus, is the largest canid. With most of its habitat covered by snow, ranging from the tundra, woodlands and mountains, the grey wolf has a thick coat of fur comprised of two layers. They have large paws with webbed toes that enable them to walk and travel through the snow. Wolves are social animals, with special glands and long tails to allow them to communicate with each other through both short and long distances, as well as to…