Awn hairs are the intermediate hairs in a mammal's coat. They are shorter than the guard hairs and longer than the down hairs. They help with insulation...

whiskers; pelage, which consists of guard hairs, under-fur, and awn hair; spines, which are a type of stiff guard hair used for defense in, for example, porcupines;...

Underneath the contour hair is the short, dense, fine down. There are three types of guard hair: awns, bristles, and spines. Guard hair (overhair) is the top...

windows Awn may refer to: Awn (botany), on a plant, a hair or bristle-like appendage (i.e., an awned appendage) Awn hair (mammal), a type of hair on mammals...

coats: the outer fur or "guard hairs", a middle layer called the "awn hair"; and the down hair or undercoat, which is very fine and about 1 cm long. Cornish...

guard hair tip and is a stronger, wavy wool. The Awn Fluff is found between the underwool and Awn Hair. The Awn Hair, also known as guard hair, is the...

In botany, an awn is either a hair- or bristle-like appendage on a larger structure, or in the case of the Asteraceae, a stiff needle-like element of the...

considered semi-long-haired. While many cats have three distinct hair types in their coat – guard hair, awn hair, and down hair – the Turkish Van has...

guard hair, awn hair, and down hair. These three layers form a semi-long to long, well developed, very dense triple-coat, of which the guard hairs are water-repellent...

guard hair, awn hair, and down hair. These three layers form a semi-long to long, well developed, very dense triple-coat, from which the guard hairs are...