page_title: Moulting
hierarchical_section_title: Moulting
caption_attribution_description: English: This is a photo I took of my Newfoundland after combing undercoat out
context_page_description: Moulting is the manner in which an animal routinely casts off part of its body at particular times of year, or at specific points in its life cycle. Moulting is also known as sloughing, shedding, or for some species, ecdysis.
  Moulting can involve the epidermis, and hair, fur, wool, or other external layer. In some species, other body parts may be shed, for example, wings in some insects. Examples include old feathers in birds, old hairs in mammals, old skin in reptiles, and the entire exoskeleton in arthropods.
context_section_description: Moulting (or molting) is the manner in which an animal routinely casts off part of its body (usually the outer layer or covering) at particular times of year, or at specific points in its life cycle. Moulting is also known as sloughing, shedding, or for some species, ecdysis.
  Moulting can involve the epidermis (skin), and hair, fur, wool, or other external layer. In some species, other body parts may be shed, for example, wings in some insects. Examples include old feathers in birds, old hairs in mammals (especially dogs and other canidae), old skin in reptiles, and the entire exoskeleton in arthropods.
caption: A Newfoundland dog lying next to its combed-out hair.
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