Today’s word/theme for Photo Hunters is hair. This took a lot of though because I wanted to be "original" and "unique", not do a post like everyone else. So, here is my thought process and end decision for hair.I have no "spare hair" in my lair, but know of many kinds of hair "out there".
Of course, there is dog hair...
and cat hair.
There is horse hair...
As well as people hair and donkey hair.(see, someone loves me)
But what is the softest, most luxuriant hair of all?
At usually 60 hairs to each follicle, that would be the chinchilla!
This is Charlie Chinchilla. He is "standard gray" in color.
Smudge is a "mosaic white" which means he has smudges of gray on his face, gray ears, and a band of gray at the base of his tail.
Here you see Smudge visiting with Cheri who is a "beige" color.These three and two not shown here (Daisy & Cherry Chinchilla, both standard grays) are my pets.
To make a full length chinchilla coat for a human takes about 120-140 pelts. No wonder a coat like this is so expensive. I am blessed to have 5 chinchilla coats, and all of them are still being worn by their original owners, lol.
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Wishing you all a happy, healthy weekend!
65 comments:
Oh, you're right. Chinchilla hair is so luxurious! Great idea for the theme.
So many different types of hair! We have cat hair in abundance here (4 cats do that!) Happy weekend
A nice hairy collection of all kind of hairs !
Wow, that was a lot of hair yes. Different kind of. Lovely animals. I love all animals and these ones were just cuuute :-)
We sort of seem to be into the same subject here.... *s*
I had problems finding one pic for this theme and look at you! wonderful set, great pics. Happy weekend!
I could knit a sweater a day with all my animal's shed hair too. Good Photohunting.
What a zoo! I got one too. Happy photohunting.
Great selection of hairy subjects! Happy weekend.:)
I've pet a chinchilla and I agree. Very soft. A bit like bunny hair.
Love all the animals!
hmmm...this is the first time i have seen a chincilla. Are they as well behave as hamsters? Anyway, nice post you have here. Happy weekend :)
Great pics for the theme! Thank you for stopping by!
Great series of photo's... and interesting tidbits about the chinchilla!
Your animals are so cute! The rottweilers look mean. But the horse is just so adorable.
Thanks for sharing. Have a nice weekend!
You were very creative! Great job!
It looks like you have quite a zoo. I love chinchilla hair. It's so soft!
phew, I was a bit worried when I saw the word "lair"; I was kind of thinking there would be a pic of a hairy spider. How happy I was to see the pics you put up, such lovely pets!
Great take on the theme this week with all the animal hair! You are so very lucky to have a sleeve of a coat that is still being worn by your pets! Thanks for visiting me today!
Oh my girlfriend in high school had chinchillas - softest fur I've ever touched!
Great photo hunt! :-)
wow--what a great variety for today's theme!!
Nice choices for Photo Hunt!
Wonderful photos! Great assortment of hair! :) I've never met a Chinchilla - they sound very soft.
Great photos, so many different kinds of hair. Love the chinchillas.
Great photos!! Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great Friday!
They are so sweet and fluffy soft. I would much rather have one as a pet than a coat! I love all your pictures!
My favorite's gotta be the horse! Great post.
Great photos. ctutie chinchillas.
Thanks for stopping by!
aw, I love that donkey's hair too.
(and the caption was just as cute)
thanks for the visit. :)
Lovely! I've never touched any chinchilla of any description. It must be wonderfully soft. I know all about cat hair though. Only too well ...
Thanks for visiting earlier :)
Loved your choice for the photo hunt. Cute critters.
Mama Bear
WoW! I really enjoyed your hair post. Such sweet pets!
Thanks for checking out my yorkie!
great variation of hair - and it's such a relief that your cc coats are still worn by their original owners :D May the matter stay that way for a long time!
I love all the animal hair! The chinchilla hair is so soft :) Great take on the theme!
I don't think I have ever seen a chinchilla. Cute!!
This past year I had the occasion to cruise the Inside Passage from Vancouver BC to Anchorage AK with my hubby of 32+ years. WHile In Sitka, we happened upon a furrier who specialized in chinchilla (spelling, sorry!). The owner INSISTED that I try on a short coat - dinner jacket of sorts - made from the hides of 120 of those furry critters. ABSOLUTELY the softest thing ever to touch my skin! But my hubby said that the furrier had 15,000 reasons (in dollars) for us not to purchase. So I had him make my pic in it. So close yet soooo far away!
Grins,
Marsha
P.S. tell me where they get all those hides (unless it will make me cry) and is there any other part of the chinchilla used or is the rest just wasted?
The chinchillas make a blog appearance! Haven't seen the little critters in awhile.
I think Daisy is a very wonderful name for your Chinchilla!
I like your thought process on this week's theme. Awesome animal photos. I have seen a Chinchilla :) - thank you so much for sharing. Like your comment that your fix Chinchilla are still worn by their original owners. Have a wonderful Sunday
Smudge is adorable!!
a good post...even if not for photohunters, it would stand by itself as a good post. good piece of work
They are adorable... I am so, so, so glad they are wearing their own coats and not part of a fur coat somewhere.
Fabulous photolog - chinchillas are the softest most wonderful little animals.
I'm glad all five of your coats are with the orginal owners :)
Thanks for visiting,
Frances
Say no to fur -- on humans that is. On chinchillas themselves, it looks great! :)
My black kitty is named Smudge! You must go through a lot of lint rollers. It seems I am always after the hair on my sofa and chairs and I only have 3 cats.
You have the best kind of chinchilla coats! I had an opportunity to pet a chinchilla for the first time recently and they do feel lovely.
Thanks for your comment. I hope my kids still have their first haircut hair when they are 51!
PS. I liked the poem you wrote in my comment. I hope you will enter the limerick contest at "J's thoughts and Musings!
Those are great pictures! We had a bunny once who had babies and she lined her nest with her fur. That's how the bunnies form their doolaps. Pulling out their fur stretches the skin and makes it flabby.
Thanks for your comment on my blog about donating my hair. I should add that I have had my hair short most of my life and have always had to have perms to have curly hair. The last time I had a perm was 5 or 6 years ago (if not longer) and that hair has long since been cut off. It's always been wavy but not curly. I like it! I'm glad that your daughter donates her hair too. It's a great cause.
Have a good weekend!
oooops! I spelled it wrong! It's a dewlap. LOL! I knew how to say it... just not spell it. Ah well... no biggie. Just thought I'd let you know that I realized my mistake.
A great take on the theme!
Oh my - loads of great "hair" photos!!
Have a good day!
What a fabulous menagerie you have!
Beautiful pictures and wonderful pets!
Your curly hair looks like mine!
Thank you for dropping by!
Happy weekend
L
Well one thing about photohunt is you learn new things. I had never heard of a chinchilla until now.
You are really lucky to have access to so many great animals.
Thanks for visiting my blog earlier and posting the cool peom.
I am JMR from JMRPub.com
Thanks for the drop by my blog and the nice comment. I like the last photo. It is very nice.
Isn't is wonderful that those balls of fur are attached to such affectionate animals?
Okay, according to your instructions, my favorite photo is the second one of Smudge with the ducky basket. He is really cute.
Oh my goodness, I think chinchillas are my favorite of the little "rodents"! SO soft and so adorable!
Thanks for visiting and the fun comment!
What fun you must have with all those animals! I have never even seen a chinchilla. Hope your weekend is blessed!
I am so glad the chincilla coats are on the right 'people'!
Lovely photos.
That's a lot of hair, I love the chinchillas.
At first, I saw the dogs and thought "yeah! no more cats!" and then I scrolled. Giggle. And then I scrolled more. Okay, yeah, this is cool...lots of different hair than just cat hair!
I laughed at the poem you left on my blog. Thanks for taking the time to be creative to make others laugh.
I think I like the horse coat best of all, but they are all beautiful animals!
Those are great pictures. I really, really want a chinchilla (LIVE, thank you very much)! They are sooo cute and soft!
Thanks for stopping by. :)
wow! lots of hair pictures! each has an interesting story to tell. love them all especially the horse.
Hi you have got enough for part of an arm....only joking..they look better on their original owners.
Cheers Mark
Cute animals.
Fabulous "hair" photos! I love the chinchillas. They're so cute!
Oh, great idea! My daughter has a chinchilla. His name is Frodo "FroFro" GusGus Baggins. They are so adorable and yes, so very, very soft.
Mine was put up late, late, late!
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