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{{quote|''Oh, [[Super Mario World (Video Game)|Larry]] got himself an entourage, you know? I guess he's thinking to himself like he's a superstar now that he is a turtle with a white mohawk somehow. Turtles are not meant to be able to grow hair, I'll have you know. I know! It is something I had to learn myself the hard way back in kintergarden, when I mistook a turtle for a 100 gigawatt bolt of cloth! Then I was wondering why it wouldn't swim and I was rather the sad little critter.''|[[Raocow]], being only [[Shaggy Frog Story|semi-relevant]] to this trope.}}
{{quote|''Oh, [[Super Mario World (video game)|Larry]] got himself an entourage, you know? I guess he's thinking to himself like he's a superstar now that he is a turtle with a white mohawk somehow. Turtles are not meant to be able to grow hair, I'll have you know. I know! It is something I had to learn myself the hard way back in kintergarden, when I mistook a turtle for a 100 gigawatt bolt of cloth! Then I was wondering why it wouldn't swim and I was rather the sad little critter.''|[[Raocow]], being only [[Shaggy Frog Story|semi-relevant]] to this trope.}}


Some non-mammalian cartoon characters are drawn with what looks to be real hair on their heads, despite the fact that real hair is exclusive to mammals and one of our defining traits. Bird characters tend to get away with this the most, since their "hair" can be [[Handwaved]] as feathers that happen to look like [[Tertiary Sexual Characteristics]], namely long "hair" on female characters.
Some non-mammalian cartoon characters are drawn with what looks to be real hair on their heads, despite the fact that real hair is exclusive to mammals and one of our defining traits. Bird characters tend to get away with this the most, since their "hair" can be [[Handwaved]] as feathers that happen to look like [[Tertiary Sexual Characteristics]], namely long "hair" on female characters.
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== Comic Books ==
== Comic Books ==
* Some of the female ducks in the [[Disney Duck Comic Universe]] have "hair" on their heads in addition to feathers, while most of the male ducks just have white "feathers" that behave like hair, as in the case of Scrooge's whiskers. Gyro Gearloose does have "hair", though, and Gladstone Gander's curls seem to vary between being feathers and actually being colored blond, [[Depending On the Artist]].<br /><br />Some male examples exist too. [[wikipedia:File:Ludwig von Drake.png|Ludwig von Drake]] has a fringe of hair, giving the impression that he's bald (but he has feathers on the top of his head!). [[wikipedia:File:Flintheart Glomgold - DuckTales.jpg|Flinthart Glomgold]] has a very full beard. <ref> Oddly, Glomgold only has a hairy beard in the animated series ''[[Duck Tales]]''; in [http://coa.inducks.org/character.php?c=FLG&view=2 the comics], it's the same color as his feathers.</ref> In ''[[Duck Tales]]'', Launchpad McQuack has a red forelock peeking out from his aviator's cap; whether the rest of his head is drawn with hair or feathers varies from episode to episode.
* Some of the female ducks in the [[Disney Duck Comic Universe]] have "hair" on their heads in addition to feathers, while most of the male ducks just have white "feathers" that behave like hair, as in the case of Scrooge's whiskers. Gyro Gearloose does have "hair", though, and Gladstone Gander's curls seem to vary between being feathers and actually being colored blond, [[Depending on the Artist]].<br /><br />Some male examples exist too. [[wikipedia:File:Ludwig von Drake.png|Ludwig von Drake]] has a fringe of hair, giving the impression that he's bald (but he has feathers on the top of his head!). [[wikipedia:File:Flintheart Glomgold - DuckTales.jpg|Flinthart Glomgold]] has a very full beard. <ref> Oddly, Glomgold only has a hairy beard in the animated series ''[[DuckTales]]''; in [http://coa.inducks.org/character.php?c=FLG&view=2 the comics], it's the same color as his feathers.</ref> In ''[[DuckTales]]'', Launchpad McQuack has a red forelock peeking out from his aviator's cap; whether the rest of his head is drawn with hair or feathers varies from episode to episode.




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* [[Wise Tree|The Great Deku Tree]] in ''[[Ocarina of Time]]'' has big eyebrows and a [[Badass Moustache|very remarkable moustache]].
* [[Wise Tree|The Great Deku Tree]] in ''[[Ocarina of Time]]'' has big eyebrows and a [[Badass Moustache|very remarkable moustache]].
* ''[[Neopets]]'': Most characters from site events have some form of hair, regardless of what their species actually appears to be. To drive the point home, ''there is a fish with a beard'' and a ''penguin with black hair''.
* ''[[Neopets]]'': Most characters from site events have some form of hair, regardless of what their species actually appears to be. To drive the point home, ''there is a fish with a beard'' and a ''penguin with black hair''.
* The ''[[Super Mario|Mario]]'' series does this if a female member of an otherwise assumed to be all-male species is introduced (Kammy and Koopie in the ''[[Paper Mario (Video Game)|Paper Mario]]'' series, for example). Bowser also has hair, as do many of his sons (perhaps ironically, his daughter doesn't). A few characters have mustaches.
* The ''[[Super Mario|Mario]]'' series does this if a female member of an otherwise assumed to be all-male species is introduced (Kammy and Koopie in the ''[[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]]'' series, for example). Bowser also has hair, as do many of his sons (perhaps ironically, his daughter doesn't). A few characters have mustaches.
* The ''[[Spyro the Dragon]]'' series does something similar to ''Mario'', although non-mammal hair is rare among females. Beards on male dragons are fairly common.
* The ''[[Spyro the Dragon]]'' series does something similar to ''Mario'', although non-mammal hair is rare among females. Beards on male dragons are fairly common.
* The ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' series does this with both sexes.
* The ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' series does this with both sexes.
* Some non-mammalian ''[[Pokémon]]'' have hair on their bodies, such as Kriketune, a cricket with a mustache; and Jellicent, a jellyfish also with a mustache.
* Some non-mammalian ''[[Pokémon]]'' have hair on their bodies, such as Kriketune, a cricket with a mustache; and Jellicent, a jellyfish also with a mustache.
** Though with the former the mustache may actually be a pair of feelers/pincers/antennae while the latter's mustache might be made of, well, jelly.
** Though with the former the mustache may actually be a pair of feelers/pincers/antennae while the latter's mustache might be made of, well, jelly.
* Q-Bee from the ''[[Darkstalkers (Video Game)|Darkstalkers]]'' series has what ''appears'' to be hair, although it (along with her cute mammalian face and [[Non-Mammal Mammaries|other attributes]]) is a lure designed to trap foolish mammalian males.
* Q-Bee from the ''[[Darkstalkers]]'' series has what ''appears'' to be hair, although it (along with her cute mammalian face and [[Non-Mammal Mammaries|other attributes]]) is a lure designed to trap foolish mammalian males.




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* ''[[Suicide for Hire]]'': The reptilian pizza delivery boy/black market merchant Altair Annunaki has an impressive head of hair (though not as impressive as Arcturus' -- Arcturus has the excuse of being a mammal).
* ''[[Suicide for Hire]]'': The reptilian pizza delivery boy/black market merchant Altair Annunaki has an impressive head of hair (though not as impressive as Arcturus' -- Arcturus has the excuse of being a mammal).
* ''[[Kevin and Kell]]'': Tammy Flambeau (a moth) has nice long white hair.
* ''[[Kevin and Kell]]'': Tammy Flambeau (a moth) has nice long white hair.
* The tekk from ''[[Prophecy of the Circle (Webcomic)|Prophecy of the Circle]]'' have, depending on subspecies, something similar to manes, hair crests or even beards, despite being reptiles.
* The tekk from ''[[Prophecy of the Circle]]'' have, depending on subspecies, something similar to manes, hair crests or even beards, despite being reptiles.
* The trolls from ''[[Homestuck]]''. [[Rubber Forehead Aliens|They look like humans with horns and gray skin]], but it's implied by their bizarre life cycle and a few references to their physiology that they're closer to insects. This doesn't prevent them from having hair--[[Rapunzel Hair|long, flowing locks of it]], even, in some cases.
* The trolls from ''[[Homestuck]]''. [[Rubber Forehead Aliens|They look like humans with horns and gray skin]], but it's implied by their bizarre life cycle and a few references to their physiology that they're closer to insects. This doesn't prevent them from having hair--[[Rapunzel Hair|long, flowing locks of it]], even, in some cases.


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* Daisy Duck from the ''[[Classic Disney Shorts]]'' presents something of an odd example, in that she originally didn't have “hair,” but in some recent variations, she's been given something much like this.
* Daisy Duck from the ''[[Classic Disney Shorts]]'' presents something of an odd example, in that she originally didn't have “hair,” but in some recent variations, she's been given something much like this.
* ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'': An amphibian example is Ms. [[Frogger]].
* ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'': An amphibian example is Ms. [[Frogger]].
* All the Duck related examples in the comic book section show up in ''[[Duck Tales]]'' and ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'', of course.
* All the Duck related examples in the comic book section show up in ''[[DuckTales]]'' and ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'', of course.
* ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'': Shirley McLoon is another bird example.
* ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'': Shirley McLoon is another bird example.
* ''[[Rock a Doodle]]'': Chanticleer and Goldie.
* ''[[Rock-a-Doodle]]'': Chanticleer and Goldie.
* Iago, the parrot in ''[[Aladdin (Disney)|Aladdin]]'', has what appear to be eyebrows.
* Iago, the parrot in ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', has what appear to be eyebrows.
* ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney)|The Jungle Book]]'': The vultures, who sport [[The Beatles|Beatles]]-style mops of hair on their heads because they are supposed to be [[The Beatles]] if they were a vulture barbershop quartet. ([[Values Dissonance]] in the animation department...)
* ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney film)|The Jungle Book]]'': The vultures, who sport [[The Beatles|Beatles]]-style mops of hair on their heads because they are supposed to be [[The Beatles]] if they were a vulture barbershop quartet. ([[Values Dissonance]] in the animation department...)
* ''[[Robin Hood (Disney)|Robin Hood]]'': [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent|Sir Hiss]] appears to have three strands of hair sticking out from underneath his hat.
* ''[[Robin Hood (Disney film)|Robin Hood]]'': [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent|Sir Hiss]] appears to have three strands of hair sticking out from underneath his hat.
* ''[[Fish Hooks]]'': Of the three characters, Milo the betta fish is the only one who has a dorsal fin on his head. Bea goldfish has long red hair while Oscar the catfish has a full afro. In fact a lot of the sea characters have hair, including an octopus and a pony-tailed clam.
* ''[[Fish Hooks]]'': Of the three characters, Milo the betta fish is the only one who has a dorsal fin on his head. Bea goldfish has long red hair while Oscar the catfish has a full afro. In fact a lot of the sea characters have hair, including an octopus and a pony-tailed clam.
* ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'': Saint Canard, J Gander Hooter also has the white fringes, with nice bushy eyebrows too. Most of these use hair not as a gender marker, but as an ''age'' marker. And yes, the girls (Morgana, Gosalyn, Sarah Bellum, Ammonia Pine) have hair.
* ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'': Saint Canard, J Gander Hooter also has the white fringes, with nice bushy eyebrows too. Most of these use hair not as a gender marker, but as an ''age'' marker. And yes, the girls (Morgana, Gosalyn, Sarah Bellum, Ammonia Pine) have hair.
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* Both Filbert Turtle and Bev Bighead from ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]''.
* Both Filbert Turtle and Bev Bighead from ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]''.
* Lola (a bird) from ''[[Cat Dog]]''.
* Lola (a bird) from ''[[Cat Dog]]''.
* Some of the animals in which both Merlin and Mim turn into during their [[Wizard Duel]] from ''[[The Sword in The Stone (Disney)|The Sword in The Stone]]'' are for some reason either birds or reptiles that [[Morphic Resonance|retain their respective hairstyles]].
* Some of the animals in which both Merlin and Mim turn into during their [[Wizard Duel]] from ''[[The Sword in the Stone]]'' are for some reason either birds or reptiles that [[Morphic Resonance|retain their respective hairstyles]].
** Similarly, toward the end of ''[[The Emperor's New Groove (Disney)|The Emperors New Groove]]'', Kuzco is temporarily turned into both a tortoise and a hummingbird [[Morphic Resonance|with his hairstyle]] before being changed back into a llama.
** Similarly, toward the end of ''[[The Emperor's New Groove|The Emperors New Groove]]'', Kuzco is temporarily turned into both a tortoise and a hummingbird [[Morphic Resonance|with his hairstyle]] before being changed back into a llama.
* Roz from ''[[Monsters Inc.]]'' is a large garden snail-like monster with a tuft of white hair on her head.
* Roz from ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' is a large garden snail-like monster with a tuft of white hair on her head.
** Also, some of the monsters, whether resembling either toads, slugs, or octopi, will inevitably have some form of hair on their heads.
** Also, some of the monsters, whether resembling either toads, slugs, or octopi, will inevitably have some form of hair on their heads.
* Rare plant example: Some of the characters from ''[[Veggie Tales (Animation)|Veggie Tales]]'', such as Pa Grape (eyebrows and mustache), Mr. Nezzer (bald head), Mr. Lunt (Van Dyke) Esther (an onion with long hair), Petunia (a rhubarb with a ponytail), Madame Blueberry (brown at night, blonde during the day), Laura Carrot (pigtails), Scooter (bald head and mustache), and the Peach ('cause he has hair).
* Rare plant example: Some of the characters from ''[[Veggie Tales]]'', such as Pa Grape (eyebrows and mustache), Mr. Nezzer (bald head), Mr. Lunt (Van Dyke) Esther (an onion with long hair), Petunia (a rhubarb with a ponytail), Madame Blueberry (brown at night, blonde during the day), Laura Carrot (pigtails), Scooter (bald head and mustache), and the Peach ('cause he has hair).
** There is actually one song about Larry the Cucumber accidentally misplacing his hairbrush despite not having any hair on his head at all!
** There is actually one song about Larry the Cucumber accidentally misplacing his hairbrush despite not having any hair on his head at all!
* [[Evil Albino|Shen]] from ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2]]'' is an evil peacock with large eyebrows, a Fu Manchu mustache, and a goatee.
* [[Evil Albino|Shen]] from ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2]]'' is an evil peacock with large eyebrows, a Fu Manchu mustache, and a goatee.
* ''[[Almost Naked Animals]]'' takes it to its extreme. Species that wouldn't normally have hair, or at least not a full coat of it, still have the "shaved" appearance.
* ''[[Almost Naked Animals]]'' takes it to its extreme. Species that wouldn't normally have hair, or at least not a full coat of it, still have the "shaved" appearance.
* Played straight with most of the cast of ''[[Birdz]]''. Those that don't have it just have a patch of feathers on their heads.
* Played straight with most of the cast of ''[[Birdz]]''. Those that don't have it just have a patch of feathers on their heads.
* The sea serpent [[Fan Nickname|Steven Magnet]] in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]], to the point that half of his moustache being cut off is a minor plot point.
* The sea serpent [[Fan Nickname|Steven Magnet]] in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]], to the point that half of his moustache being cut off is a minor plot point.
** Twilight Sparkle even uses her magic to give Spike the baby dragon an awesome mustache.
** Twilight Sparkle even uses her magic to give Spike the baby dragon an awesome mustache.
* Crusty from ''[[Dink the Little Dinosaur]]''.
* Crusty from ''[[Dink the Little Dinosaur]]''.
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* The [[wikipedia:Hairy Frog|Hairy Frog]].
* The [[wikipedia:Hairy Frog|Hairy Frog]].
* Terrestrial arthropods often have short hairs as sensory equipment. Some spiders can be described as positively hairy.
* Terrestrial arthropods often have short hairs as sensory equipment. Some spiders can be described as positively hairy.
* It's obviously ''not'' hair, but the Bearded Dragon, an agamid lizard that's popular as a pet, got its name because [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|it looks like it has a beard]] made of spiky scales.
* It's obviously ''not'' hair, but the Bearded Dragon, an agamid lizard that's popular as a pet, got its name because [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|it looks like it has a beard]] made of spiky scales.
* Some birds do look as if they have eyelashes. Owls, for instance.
* Some birds do look as if they have eyelashes. Owls, for instance.


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