Why do humans need sunscreen, but animals, with or without fur/feathers, do just fine without?

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Seriously, a bad sunburn could limit our ability to survive in the wild. I’ve had a few so bad I could barely move and I had a super high fever. Desn’t that happen to animals? How do they manage?

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Lots of comments on the biology. Just wanna mention it is also behavioral. Humans, for different reasons, will insist on staying in the sun even when they can get sunburn. Animals just run to the nearest shelter (or water, mud, etc.) and stay there.

If you walk your dogs, make sure they are protected from the sun and the scorching hot pavement. Get them sunscreen and puppy shoes. You don’t have to walk your dogs if they don’t want to be out there.

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