I suppose crustaceans are another such animal that relies on the body of another living species to survive as hermit crab. But humans are the only mammal that needs to weave the vine; shear the fur; or scalp the leather from another living thing in order to survive in the wilderness.
Why is that? How did humans manage to be the only species that requires clothing to survive and needs to rely on other animals to provide material to produce clothing.
Obviously I know that synthetic fibers exist *now,* but for most of human history, we relied on animal products to clothe ourselves for as long as humans existed.
Why do hominids need clothes to live? Where is our fur? Alternatively, where are all the other animals that need to rely on clothing to supplement a protective outer layer?
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It’s not so different from hermit crabs use shells to cover their bodies.
Early clothes tended to protect our most sensitive areas from the sun or raw weather or rough surfaces. Seashells are kind of uncomfortable for humans to move around in, though, so we went with animal skins instead.
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