Why are humans one of the only mammals that don’t have fur all over their skin. What’s the advantage?
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In the simple terms, humans can remove layers when it starts to get hot (cue Nelly), therefore allowing the evaporation of sweat to cool us down. When it gets cold, we can add layers to keep us warm.
The versatility of this allows humans to live in almost any type of extreme environmental condition, such as the tropics, the (ant)arctic, mountainous, or deserts. Having fur or thick hair would both be a hindrance in producing and subsequently shedding (requires resources that would otherwise be utilized elsewhere), maintaining (can harbour pests, smells, and dirt), and travelling (extra weight especially when wet). Although it could be used for protection, humans rose to become apex predators, by using tools, teams, and tact.
In simple gaming terms, humans have high INT stats that ultimately can buff any other stat the human wants, therefore defensive perks and abilities can be replaced with something else.
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