| Whiskers, also known as vibrissae are touch receptors that provide the animal with information about its immediate surroundings. |
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| They use their vibrissae as sensing organs underwater to monitor the movements of fishes and other prey. |
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| They also have large vibrissae, stiff whisker-like hairs above the upper lip and at the corners of the mouth. |
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| Sensory hairs on the snout called vibrissae also assist by sensing water turbulence. |
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| As previously described in the methods section, we examined two patterns of vibrissae movement: rhythmic whisking and fan-like divarication. |
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| Rather, they find food via the sensitive touch of their 600 to 700 vibrissae, or whiskers, which have been likened to multifingered hands on the animals' snouts. |
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| Mystacial vibrissae are light yellow to brown, oval in cross section and smooth. |
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| Another notable mode of sensation in cats are whiskers, or vibrissae. |
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| All sirenians are nearly hairless except at the muzzle, where there are thick sensory hairs called vibrissae. |
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| Lions also have, like the other big cats, vibrissae that help him to get around when its field of vision is blocked or when he is in the darkness. |
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| Its whiskers, called vibrissae, lie in horizontal rows on either side of its snout. |
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| Aside from the vibrissae, the walrus is sparsely covered with fur and appears bald. |
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| Their mystacial vibrissae have ten times the innervation of terrestrial mammals, allowing them to effectively detect vibrations in the water. |
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| By holding their vibrissae steady, pinnipeds are able to maximize their detection ability. |
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| The vibrissae of phocids are undulated and wavy while otariid and walrus vibrissae are smooth. |
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| Seals have found an answer to this question, thanks to their vibrissae. |
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| Another sensory organ of cats are the vibrissae which they use to determine if their bodies can fit through small openings and to detect the movement of preys. |
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| Harbor seals use their mystacial vibrissae in a cold environment. |
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| Edwards accurately described neonate Mexican ground squirrels as pink, blind, hairless, and marked by vibrissae and comparatively well-developed forelimbs. |
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| Blind ringed seals have even been observed successfully hunting on their own in Lake Saimaa, likely relying on their vibrissae to gain sensory information and catch prey. |
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