General about Hair General about Hair Hair and a coat of hairs called fur is unlikely mammalian.
Hairs grow out of pits in the skin called follicles.
The base of the hair sunk in the skin is called the root, and the part that emerges to the exterior is the shaft. The shaft of hair is made up of a protein called keratin and consist of three distinct and easily recognizable parts. The outer layer is made up of dead transparent cells called cuticular scales. Hair Tiger hair is made of protein called keratin serves four functions. First, it slows the exchange of the heat with environment and makes the tiger comfortable.