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Super-sensitive seal whiskers feel fish breath

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![Figure][1] Henry the seal preparing to test the sensitivity of his whiskers to jets of water. Photo credit: Marine Science Center Rostock. Plunging through gentle swell in the northern oceans… Click to show full abstract

![Figure][1] Henry the seal preparing to test the sensitivity of his whiskers to jets of water. Photo credit: Marine Science Center Rostock. Plunging through gentle swell in the northern oceans in search of food, harbour seals are guided by a cryptic superpower that few fish can evade. ‘

Keywords: seal whiskers; feel fish; seal; super sensitive; sensitive seal; whiskers feel

Journal Title: Journal of Experimental Biology
Year Published: 2017

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