▲ 592 ▼ Full circle (thelemmy.club) submitted 5 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/memes@lemmy.world 43 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) Wait Is that fur? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Klear@quokk.au 19 points 5 months ago* (2 children) Feathers, but very simple filament-like ones. Remember - feathers haven't evolved for flight. No idea how cuddly they were (you'd have to ask a paleontologist), but I'm just going to assume "extremely". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (2 children) What's the difference between simple filament like feathers and hair? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Klear@quokk.au 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) Composition? I tried googling it. Found an article which says that while hair is made of keratin, feathers are also made of keratin, but the keratin is different. ¯\_(ツ)_¯ Maybe someone who knows what they are talking about will chime in. I am not that person. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social 5 points 5 months ago* I imagine it’s rather like bird hatchling down, which is very structurally basic, and if so, it’s very brittle, and makes for a lot of dust. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 2 points 5 months ago* Thanks for the clarification! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Klear@quokk.au 19 points 5 months ago* (2 children) Feathers, but very simple filament-like ones. Remember - feathers haven't evolved for flight. No idea how cuddly they were (you'd have to ask a paleontologist), but I'm just going to assume "extremely". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (2 children) What's the difference between simple filament like feathers and hair? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Klear@quokk.au 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) Composition? I tried googling it. Found an article which says that while hair is made of keratin, feathers are also made of keratin, but the keratin is different. ¯\_(ツ)_¯ Maybe someone who knows what they are talking about will chime in. I am not that person. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social 5 points 5 months ago* I imagine it’s rather like bird hatchling down, which is very structurally basic, and if so, it’s very brittle, and makes for a lot of dust. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 2 points 5 months ago* Thanks for the clarification! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (2 children) What's the difference between simple filament like feathers and hair? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Klear@quokk.au 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) Composition? I tried googling it. Found an article which says that while hair is made of keratin, feathers are also made of keratin, but the keratin is different. ¯\_(ツ)_¯ Maybe someone who knows what they are talking about will chime in. I am not that person. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social 5 points 5 months ago* I imagine it’s rather like bird hatchling down, which is very structurally basic, and if so, it’s very brittle, and makes for a lot of dust. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Klear@quokk.au 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) Composition? I tried googling it. Found an article which says that while hair is made of keratin, feathers are also made of keratin, but the keratin is different. ¯\_(ツ)_¯ Maybe someone who knows what they are talking about will chime in. I am not that person. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social 5 points 5 months ago* I imagine it’s rather like bird hatchling down, which is very structurally basic, and if so, it’s very brittle, and makes for a lot of dust. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 2 points 5 months ago* Thanks for the clarification! permalink fedilink source parent
