Did you know? Polar bears aren’t technically white, their clear, hollow fur and black skin create a brilliant white illusion ...
You’re not a fur trader, so many of the terms—hide, skin, fur, pelt, and buckskin—used to describe the outer coat of wild game animals may seem interchangeable. (And frankly, a lot of them are.) But ...
Starting this weekend, the Academy of Natural Sciences will show off a diverse collection of pelts, scales and skins found across nature. "Skin," which will run at the museum from Saturday, June 24, ...