ANIMAL BEARDS THAT OUTSHINE

BEARDED SAKI

The bearded saki has, proportionally, one of the largest

beards in the animal kingdom. Its thick beard extends

from its jaw down onto its chest. This hipster little

New World monkey has a tail that’s surprisingly

bushier than its impressive hipster beard.

MARKHOR

The national animal of Pakistan, the markhor is a wild goat

living across south central Asia. The corkscrew-horned

animal takes beard growing to the extreme, growing

it out on its chin, throat, and chest.

ORANGUTAN

Our notoriously shaggy primate relatives have some of the

most varied beards in the animal kingdom. Growing out

anything from a small goatee to a long, scraggly beard,

orangutans could give any of the guys a run for their money.

BACTRIAN CAMEL

Though the camel’s ancestors are believed to have evolved in

North America, they are no longer found in the Americas.

One particularly hipster camel, the Bactrian camel, goes

years without shaving its beard. Its mane and beard

can grow up to 10 inches (25cm) long.

EMPEROR TAMARIN

The emperor tamarin is a primate living in the southwest

Amazon basin. Though it doesn’t live in a hipster city, it’s a

trendsetter when it comes to having a cool beard.

JAPANESE SEROW

A national symbol in Japan, the Japanese serow is a goat-antelope

with incredibly bushy fur. Though it looks to have a mini-Charles

Darwin beard, the Japanese serow actually has no mane

and the hair is from its body.

WALRUS

Not the prettiest animal in the world, the walrus nonetheless

has pretty thick whiskers, mystically known as mystacial vibrissae.

Connected to blood and nerves, the walrus’ whiskers are

highly sensitive and pretty long at up to a foot (30cm).

BORNEAN BEARDED PIG

The Bornean bearded pig is a wild animal roaming through

Indonesia and Malaysia with its furry chin. Due to their

fuzzy faces, Bornean bearded pigs are popular at

zoos around the world.

MUSKOX

Living mostly in Arctic regions, the muskox has to have a

prolific beard to keep warm. Its top layer of long, coarse hair

is so long it nearly reaches the ground. This beast also has

a distinctive tuft of hair between its eyes and nose that

acts as a secondary trendy moustache.