Assertion: manatee's hair | /r/Synonym | vibrissa
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text: The hairs on the West Indian manatee’s body and face are called vibrissae (commonly known as whiskers in many mammal species).
text: Generally, hair provides warmth and protection, but tactile hairs, known as vibrissae, have a completely different set of functions.
text: Manatees have sensitive tactile hairs that cover their bodies and faces called vibrissae.
text: They have a highly developed sense of touch, mediated by thick hairs called vibrissae that adorn not just the face, as in other mammals, but the entire body, according to the researchers’ recent work.
text: For instance, their faces and bodies are covered with several thousand whisker-like hairs called vibrissae which send signals to their brains and help them explore their surroundings with the sense of touch.
text: Manatees have sensitive tactile hairs that cover their bodies and faces called vibrissae.
text: To compensate for this, their faces and bodies are covered with sensitive, whisker-like hairs known as vibrissae, which help them navigate their underwater world.