Animal Behavioral Theories
There are many (mostly apocryphal) theories concerning horse behavior and their hair whorls.
One paper has suggested that abnormal hair whorls can be used as to assess the likelihood of agitated behavior or temperament in cattle in the auction ring.
Read more about this topic: Hair Whorl
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