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Huh. I guess that I've never seen a shaved chimp. But now that I think of it, hairless mice have light-colored skin. Some hairless dogs too.
by mirimir 8y ago
Huh. I guess that I've never seen a shaved chimp.
But now that I think of it, hairless mice have light-colored skin. Some hairless dogs too.
- danieltillett 8y agoYes if you are covered with hair you not only don’t need dark skin for UV protection, but it will likely interfere with your ability to synthesise vitamin D. Also why waste energy synthesising something you don’t need (melanin).