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Why don’t humans have hair all over their bodies? A biologist explains our lack of fur

  • Written by Maria Chikina, Assistant Professor of Computational and Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh
Why don’t humans have hair all over their bodies? A biologist explains our lack of furSome mammals are super hairy, some are not.Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images

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Why don’t humans have hair all over their bodies like other animals? – Murilo, age 5, Brazil

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