Horse mane hair. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the base of a hair from the mane of a Lipizzan horse (Equus caballus). The smaller hai

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Horse mane hair. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the base of a hair from the mane of a Lipizzan horse (Equus caballus). The smaller hairs protruding from the main shaft anchor this extremely long hair in its root. Magnification: x125 when printed at 10 centimetres tall.

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Size: 2293px × 2766px
Photo credit: © STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, biological, biology, caballus, coloured, cut, cut-, cut-outs, cutout, cutouts, equus, false-coloured, hair, hairs, horse, lipizzan, lipizzaner, mammal, mane, nature, outs, sem, strength, wildlife, zoological, zoology