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Fur and hair keep warm through the fact that they are insulators which means that they are poor at transferring heat; when heat is transferred an object changes temperature. So, if the heat transferring ability of the insulator is low it can keep things warm. Metal is a conductor so it transfers heat quickly causing it to heat up or cool quickly.
