Whisker Craziness!

8th April 2010

Check out those whiskers!

Tubby robe sleeve

Winnie whiskers

In memory of Baby Hamster

DH sleepy whiskers

And those long whiskers are not for looking cute only, according to Live Science:

Most rats have poor vision, but they make up for it with the “whiskers on their snouts. They use the long hairs, also called “vibrissae,” in the same way that blind people use canes. By whisking the hairs across objects the come across, rats and other rodents form mental pictures of their surroundings.

:-)

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One Response to “Whisker Craziness!”

  1. wiffy Says:
    April 12th, 2010 at 2:02 am

    I love whiskers too, especially when they are super sensitive and twitching away. LOL

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