 sea lion wiskers?, why |
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 Mar 17, 2007 - 10:37 PM
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just like the title says, why do sea lions have wiskers?
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Mar 17, 2007 - 11:26 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 5, '06 From Hayward,CA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
well, why do LIONS have whiskers?
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Mar 17, 2007 - 11:28 PM
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my cat uses his whiskers like feelers
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Mar 18, 2007 - 2:07 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 9, '03 From St. Louis Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I thought they were feelers for not running into things, but sea lions are under water all the time, do they use them as feelers underwater?
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Mar 18, 2007 - 2:45 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 16, '03 From Bay area Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yes.. they poke there nose under rocks and stuff to feel if there are food there.
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Mar 18, 2007 - 4:46 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 4, '03 From Kirkland, Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Sea lions are tactile mammals. Their whiskers contain nerve fibers, which make them sensitive. They may use their whiskers to aid in navigation or to detect vibrations from prey in the water.
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Mar 18, 2007 - 7:57 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 9, '03 From St. Louis Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
are they the only tactile mammals that live underwater? Why don't dolphins get whiskers?
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Mar 18, 2007 - 10:51 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '05 From Calgary Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
how about beavers, otters, walruses, seals, muskrats, etc.. they all have whiskers. i'm no animal expert but i think they all belong in the same family.
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Mar 19, 2007 - 3:30 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 9, '03 From St. Louis Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yeah, I don't know why I didn't think about any of those, I was just thinking sea lion and seal. I guess like a human's evolution from primates, did the sea lion evolve from the dog or something?
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Mar 19, 2007 - 6:00 AM
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QUOTE(jayi12-15psi @ Mar 18, 2007 - 5:57 PM) [snapback]537395[/snapback] are they the only tactile mammals that live underwater? Why don't dolphins get whiskers? do dolphins ever come onto land to sun bath? no... dolphins dont need whiskers because they have sonar. They can see fish better then the whisker technology. Since dolphin's spend more time in the water, they had to evolve/specialize more then the half land/half water Users. |
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Mar 19, 2007 - 9:11 PM
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u ppl really studied up on ure 5th grade science...haha
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Mar 19, 2007 - 9:13 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 9, '03 From St. Louis Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
and why do I have whiskers?
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Mar 19, 2007 - 9:15 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 14, '07 From Little Rock, AR Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(jayi12-15psi @ Mar 20, 2007 - 2:13 AM) [snapback]537850[/snapback] and why do I have whiskers? i believe hair is for protection right? somewhat? catches some small stupid stuff...w/e...manly hood!..i have no clue what im talkin about/// 
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Mar 19, 2007 - 10:18 PM
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QUOTE(jayi12-15psi @ Mar 19, 2007 - 9:13 PM) [snapback]537850[/snapback] and why do I have whiskers? If you didn't have whiskers people couldn't tell you apart from a woman. |
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Mar 19, 2007 - 10:40 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 4, '03 From Kirkland, Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Theres a lady at the local 711 with a few whiskers. eek
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