sable refers to fur that has a lighter-colored root and shaft with black or dark-colored tips. Sort of like if a tan dog’s fur was just lightly dipped into dark ink. In some lights, sable ...

Sable fur is superior to that of other animals thanks to its silky texture and range of colours from beige to black, according to an article from 2000 in The New York Times. In July 2015 ...

“The mummy body is covered with short, thick, soft, dark brown fur with hair about 20–30 mm long,” researchers with the journal Scientific Reports wrote in a paper describing their findings.