Observatory: A Seal’s Hard-Working Whiskers

Friday, May 13, 2011 - 12:10 in Astronomy & Space

In experiments with a harbor seal named Henry, German researchers found that he could distinguish the size and shape of objects moving underwater, using only his whiskers.

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