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whiskers
Coverage of whiskers in the Nexus archive.
- Meet the biologists deciphering marine-mammal histories from baleen, whiskers and tusks
Biologists are using baleen, whiskers, and tusks to study marine-mammal histories, with the emerging field of wildlife endocrinology reshaping scientific understanding of pregnancies and stress in these animals.
- How seals' whiskers make them master underwater hunters
Harbor seals' sensitive whiskers may act as a superpower for tracking fish underwater, according to scientific research. The article highlights the role of these facial hairs in their hunting abilities.