Science News for Kids » mechanoreceptor http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By a whisker http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/by-a-whisker/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/by-a-whisker/#comments Sun, 02 Sep 2012 14:00:45 +0000 Sharon Pochron http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13753 Ten times more nerve endings surround a seal whisker than a rat whisker. Scientists believe whiskers help seals make smart choices when hunting in the wild. Credit: Fastily/Wikimedia Commons

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