jayi12-15psi

#1

just like the title says, why do sea lions have wiskers?

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daazndood

#2

well, why do LIONS have whiskers?

forkee

#3

my cat uses his whiskers like feelers

jayi12-15psi

#4

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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Hanyo

#5

yes.. they poke there nose under rocks and stuff to feel if there are food there.

BlackCelicaGT94

#6

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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jayi12-15psi

#7

are they the only tactile mammals that live underwater? Why don't dolphins get whiskers?

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azian_advanced

#8

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.

this is the MOST offtopic thread so far.. loL!

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jayi12-15psi

#9

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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Hanyo

#10

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QUOTE(jayi12-15psi @ Mar 18, 2007 - 5:57 PM) [snapback]537395[/snapback]

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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.

cwlevie21

#11

u ppl really studied up on ure 5th grade science...haha

jayi12-15psi

#12

and why do I have whiskers?

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cwlevie21

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QUOTE(jayi12-15psi @ Mar 20, 2007 - 2:13 AM) [snapback]537850[/snapback]

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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///

soulshadow

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QUOTE(jayi12-15psi @ Mar 19, 2007 - 9:13 PM) [snapback]537850[/snapback]

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and why do I have whiskers?

If you didn't have whiskers people couldn't tell you apart from a woman.

BlackCelicaGT94

#15

Theres a lady at the local 711 with a few whiskers. eek

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