Notes on the microstructure of hair of the Orycteropodidae, Elephantidae, Equidae, Suidae and Giraffidae
The microstructure of hair of seven species of southern African mammals is described. Distribution notes and micrographs are presented to assist in hair identification.
On the strength of hair across species
The hair of mammals varies in diameter across species from 60 mm in humans to over 400 mm in giraffes and elephants. Here, we establish that the tensile strength of hair generally decreases with increasing diameter. Although there is a commonality in the morphology of the hair in such differing species as they all possess […]