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Do other mammals get gray hair?

 
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Oct6-11, 09:46 PM   #1
 

Do other mammals get gray hair?


Do other mammals besides humans get gray hair as they age? Or is it a uniquely human thing for hair to turn gray?
 
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Do other mammals besides humans get gray hair as they age? Or is it a uniquely human thing for hair to turn gray?
Yes, other mammals get grey hair, all of my dogs that got old, for instance, got gray hair on their muzzles.
 
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White-tail deer get whiter as they age, too.
 
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