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Palmerston North Girls High
Posted By: Shane_Kanatous, Dr. Kanatous on Monday, October 30, 2006
What do seals use their whiskers for? The whiskers of seals are quite sensitive and are believe to be used to pick up different sensory cues especially when the animals are diving. For example it is believed they can use their whisker to sense changes in water movement they may alert them to prey.
How long are these? Now I have never actually measured them but they appear to be around 6 inches or 15 cm in length in the adults.
How long do the Weddell seals live for? We do not know the exact age but the population biologists have animals in their survey that are over 30 years of age and animals in their mid to late twenties are quite common.
Dr. Shane
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