Hackles

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This article is about erectile plumage or hair in the neck area. For other uses, see Hackle (disambiguation).
Yellow hackles on the neck area of a rooster

Hackles are the erectile plumage or hair in the neck area of some birds and mammals.

In birds, the hackle is the group of feathers found along the back and side of the neck.

roosters, are long, fine, and often brightly coloured.[2] These hackles may be used in fly fishing as lures.[2]

Drawing of a dog with raised hackles

In mammals, the hackles are the hairs of the neck and back which become erect when the animal is fearful, as part of the

piloerection.[9] The contraction of the arrector pili muscle associated with each hair follicle causes the hair to become erect.[3]

See also

References

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  7. ^ Colorado Parks and Wildlife (2018-10-15), Moose Attacks Are Increasing, archived from the original on 2021-12-20, retrieved 2018-10-24
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  • The dictionary definition of hackle at Wiktionary
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