Sentence examples for layer of fur from inspiring English sources

Moviegoers waiting to see Benicio Del Toro with a thick layer of fur around his face — thicker than he wears in "Che," anyway — will have to wait a few more months.

The polar bear comes specially equipped with a double layer of fur, undergirded by four inches of blubber, that almost completely prevents heat loss; broad, fluffy paws that act as snowshoes, and short, solid claws that grip the ice; an elongated snout for poking into ice holes and pulling out seals; and the ability of that snout to smell prey from a distance of 20 miles.

All animals have a protective covering of skin, generally supplemented by an additional layer of fur, scales, feathers, or body armor.

Caribou furs were commonly used, the animal's hollow "guard" hairs (coarse hairs comprising the top layer of fur) forming an insulating layer to conserve body heat.

Nordic combined racer Billy Demong said the snow was so awful it felt like "skiing on a layer of fur".

Woolly mammoths had several adaptations to the cold, most noticeably the layer of fur covering all parts of the body.

Recent discoveries show that pterosaurs had an insulating layer of fur-like fibers on the body support the idea they were relatively "hot blooded" (Kellner et al., 2009) - as indeed were many dinosaurs -and we have tons of evidence that even the largest pterosaurs were active powered fliers (Unwin, 2005).

Bacteria contain an additional layer of Fur-family proteins (eg. PerR) which also bind metals and regulate the transcription of Fur [ 137].

Everybody is bundled up in layers and layers of fur.

When audiences looked at Liberace, they saw a bundle of contradictions wrapped in layers of fur, gold lamé suits and ostrich-feather capes.

The kings — Gaspar with a flowing white beard and with layers of fur draped over his shoulders; red-haired Melchior with his soaring crown; and dark-skinned Baltasar with his turban — disembarked amid a scrum of paparazzi.