[DOC] [TLE] Whiskers - Wikipedia [PAR] Whiskers or vibrissae are a type of mammalian hair that are typically 
characterised, anatomically, by their large size, large and well-innervated hair 
follicle and by having an identifiable representation in the somatosensory cortex 
of the brain. They are specialised for tactile sensing (other types of hair operate 
as more ..... Some birds possess specialized hair-like feathers called rictal 
bristles... [DOC] [TLE] Pinniped - Wikipedia [PAR] Pinnipeds (/pnpdz/) (from Latin pinna "fin" and pes, pedis "foot"), 
commonly known as .... These animals rely on their well-developed fore-flippers 
to propel ... fore-flippers and thicker fur coats that include an undercoat and guard 
hairs. ..... Other seals, like the walrus and most phocids, breed on ice with 
copulation... [DOC] [TLE] The World of Touch - Scholarpedia [PAR] Dec 10, 2015 ... These arthropod hairs are not like mammalian hairs at all: The ... Arthropods 
have a large variety of such sensory hairs (called seta or, more .... In the naked 
mole rat, an animal that has lost all of its pelage, tactile .... Pinnipeds that find 
food at the bottom of the ocean, such as the bearded seal and the walrus,... [DOC] [TLE] 13 Incredible Facts About the Walrus - Scribol.com [PAR] As a wise lawmaker noted however, walruses have not called the Gulf of Mexico 
... the process looks like the walrus is walking on its tusks, hence the name. ... 
The walrus' whiskers are not hairs, but actually extremely sensitive, tactile organs
, much like a cat's whiskers. The walrus uses these whiskers to help find food. [DOC] [TLE] The Marine Mammal Center : Pinnipeds [PAR] These were probably weasel or bear-like animals that spent more and more ... 
The third family of pinnipeds is the walrus (odobenids). ... You can often see them 
hauled out on offshore rocks or floating together in large groups called "rafts. ... 
As their name implies, they are very furry, with over 300,000 hairs per square 
inch. [DOC] [TLE] Structure and Function of Pinniped Vibrissae - Scholar Commons [PAR] Michelle for help with training (both me and the animals) and to Guy, Kane, Peter, 
and ...... All of these points were considered with respect to their function in ... 
Vibrissae, otherwise known as sinus hairs, sensory hairs, tactile hairs, ... has the 
maximum number of vibrissae among the phocid seals, 244, while the walrus. [DOC] [TLE] Flow sensing by pinniped whiskers [PAR] Thus, these aquatic mammals do not show any whisking behaviour like that ... 
This might be different in the walrus that has been described as moving its ... 
hairs is a general feature for active tactile sensing in these aquatic mammals. .... 
This way, most whiskers in the harbour seal face a flow field right in front of the 
animal... [DOC] [TLE] Walruses, Walrus Pictures, Walrus Facts - National ... - Animals [PAR] These marine mammals are extremely sociable, prone to loudly bellowing and ... 
walruses use their extremely sensitive whiskers, called mustacial vibrissae, as... [DOC] [TLE] The tactile sensitivity of the mystacial vibrissae of a Pacic Walrus [PAR] The tactile sensitivity of the mystacial vibrissae of a Pacic Walrus ... animal had 
difculty reaching the objects with its .... This sequence of events was called a 
trial. Two .... These areas were traced onto a trans- .... like a rough head 
movement at rst, the direction .... Ling J. K. (1966) The skin and hair of the 
Southern Eleph-. [DOC] [TLE] walrus | mammal | Britannica.com [PAR] May 26, 2015 ... Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), also called morse, huge, seal-like mammal found 
in Arctic ... The skin is covered with short reddish hair, giving the animals an 
overall cinnamon colour. ... Learn More in these related articles:. [DOC] [TLE] Page:EB1911 - Volume 27.djvu/108 - Wikisource, the free online ... [PAR] Nov 14, 2015 ... Tactile impressions, properly so called, are absent from internal mucous surfaces
, ... These corpuscles of Herbst are like small Pacinian corpuscles with thin and

Question: Tactile hairs of animals like the walrus are called these
Answer: Whiskers