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223.WHY DON’T WOMEN HAVE BEARDS?

Just as feathers are characteristic of birds, so hair is characteristic of mammals. Why do mammals have hair? There is a variety of reasons. Let’s consider some of them.

The chief value of hair is that it conserves the heat of the body. In the tropics, it may serve an opposite function. Certain tropical animals are protected from direct sunlight by their hair.