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Whiskers

Whiskers, also known as vibrissae (/vəˈbrɪsi/; sing. vibrissa; /vəˈbrɪsə/), are specialized sensory hairs that help most species of mammals sense their environment. Whiskers function as highly sensitive feelers that help mammals navigate the world in many different ways, including the detection of air currents and physical objects to aid in navigation…

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Whiskers

Nodes92
Edges91
Triples61
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021739
Components1

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Whiskers

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related to Vibrissae · 11
Whiskers → Accordingly, Euler, However, In, Natural, Rats, The, These, Thus, Vibrissae, When
related to Gallery · 9
Whiskers → An, C57BL/6, Closeup, Laboratory, Lister, Macrovibrissae, Micrograph, Prominent, Supraorbital
related to External links · 7
Whiskers → Annals, April, Blog-post, Cats, New York Academy, Sciences, The Mysterious Whiskers
related to Anatomy · 6
Whiskers → During, Hz, In, Small, The, This
related to Artificial whiskers · 5
Whiskers → Bristol Robotics Laboratory, Researchers, ScratchBot, ShrewBot, These
related to In fish · 5
Whiskers → Fish, Siluriformes, Some, The Pimelodidae, These
related to Evolution · 4
Whiskers → All, Prozostrodontia, The, Triassic
related to Function · 4
Whiskers → An, Generally, In, This
related to In birds · 4
Whiskers → Aethia, Some, The, Whiskered
related to Movement · 4
Whiskers → Generally, The, This, Tiny

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mammals vibrissae animals species macrovibrissae sensory whisker function around also mystacial sense different tactile rats cats animal grow including movement

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fear or curiosityinstance ofAn animal may move its whiskers in specific ways to convey emotions0.80text
Whiskersrelated to AnatomyIn0.60section
Whiskersrelated to AnatomyThe0.60section
Whiskersrelated to AnatomyDuring0.60section
Whiskersrelated to AnatomyThis0.60section
Whiskersrelated to AnatomyHz0.60section
Whiskersrelated to AnatomySmall0.60section
Whiskersrelated to Artificial whiskersResearchers0.60section
Whiskersrelated to Artificial whiskersThese0.60section
Whiskersrelated to Artificial whiskersScratchBot0.60section
Whiskersrelated to Artificial whiskersShrewBot0.60section
Whiskersrelated to Artificial whiskersBristol Robotics Laboratory0.60section

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