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How seals' whiskers make them master underwater hunters

Their sensitive facial hair may be the harbor seals superpower for tracking fish, scientists are learning.

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How seals' whiskers make them master underwater hunters
Source: NPR News
Filou worked with scientists for two years to help them test a theory about how harbor seals use their whiskers to hunt.

Their sensitive facial hair may be the harbor seals superpower for tracking fish, scientists are learning.

(Image credit: Robin Heinrich/Marine Science Center)

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