Why Do Humans Have Such Strange Body Hair Patterns?

Humans have strange body hair patterns because our bodies grew them in different places for specific reasons, like helping us stay warm or showing we're healthy. It's kind of like how some animals have stripes to hide, body hair is like a version of that for humans.

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  1. A boy growing a beard for the first time
  2. A girl noticing she has more hair on her legs than her brother
  3. A man with very little body hair compared to his father

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