How do animals with white fur manage to keep it clean all the time, even after killing a animal and getting covered with its blood. Usually white is the hardest coulor to keep clean as it stains easily.

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How do animals with white fur manage to keep it clean all the time, even after killing a animal and getting covered with its blood. Usually white is the hardest coulor to keep clean as it stains easily.

In: Biology

Answer 1

Depends on the animal. But I have a white Husky, and their fur has an oleophobic oil coating.

What that means in practice is that mud (and probably blood as well) falls off as soon as it dries. She can literally roll around in mud, be visibly filthy, and it’ll all disappear within 30 minutes.

This is in stark contrast to other breeds of dogs that don’t have the same oil coating on their fur.