Animal hair structure changes from summer to winter to fend off freezing weather (IMAGE)

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Animal hair structure changes from summer to winter to fend off freezing weather

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Air pockets inside pronghorn antelope hairs are smaller in summer (left) than in winter (right).

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Taylor Millett

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