The remaining pelt supply comes the old-fashioned way: The U.S. has 150, 000-plus pro and part-time fur hunters, mostly in the Midwest and Northeast, who pursue the likes of muskrats, beavers, raccoons, bobcats and, to a lesser extent, foxes, coyotes and mink--all under strict state regulation.

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After some time, his fur, at least above his shins, was dry, and he was warmer, but he was so tired he was dreaming on his feet.

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Meanwhile, the prince's Maran hens and eggs won prizes at the show - after he entered them for the first time in the Fur and Feathers pavilion.

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At the time, hats made of felted beaver fur were much desired by fashionable European gentlemen.

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Infant titi and owl monkeys spend much of their time clinging tenaciously to their fathers' fur.

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Unlike apes which spend much of their time picking dirt and lice off their skin and fur, elephant preening is more about rolling in mud than removing it.

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And when Venus in Fur opened on the Great White Way last November, she headlined again, this time taking home a Tony for her performance.

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