Aurelius@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agoHair probably had an important function at some point in human evolution but now it's mostly cosmeticmessage-squaremessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down124
arrow-up148arrow-down1message-squareHair probably had an important function at some point in human evolution but now it's mostly cosmeticAurelius@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squareempireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down2·2 years agoBody hair is vestigial fur that used to help with thermal regulation (insulation against both hot and cold) when dense enough.
Body hair is vestigial fur that used to help with thermal regulation (insulation against both hot and cold) when dense enough.