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Do other mammals get gray hair?

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Dremmer

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Oct 6, 2011

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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?

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Evo

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Oct 6, 2011

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Dremmer said:

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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Oct 7, 2011

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White-tail deer get whiter as they age, too.

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