It's easy to overlook a seal's whiskers when faced with those puppy-dog eyes and smiling snout. But it's those vibration—sensitive whiskers that are the secret weapon in the seal's tracking arsenal, ...

There are about 1,000 tiny hairs on an elephant’s rugged trunk, all designed to help the animal feel, a new study found. By Alexa Robles-Gil Every elephant has about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk. They ...

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Julie is an Associate Editor at Australian Mammalogy, a member of the Australian Mammal Society, and a Director on the Board of The Wombat Foundation. Wombat noses and whiskers don’t just make them ...