How do Ape keep hair cut in wild?

Science & Mathematics by Anonymous 2018-05-12 21:09:30

Social Science

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Wouldn;t ape and monkey hair continue to grow out really long like a man's hair? But every time you see a photo of an ape in the wild they always have the same length of hair generally. Is there ape barbers or grooming technique in the natural habitat?

Anonymous

Hair grows to a certain length and is then shed from its follicle. Grooming of conspecifics will help such hair fall out. Not all hair follicles are active at the same time. These reasons are why non-human apes do not require a hair cut.
Anonymous

It only grows to a certain length and they shed it constantly, too. Body hair on humans seems to have a natural "cutoff" (coincidental pun) point as well.