FOR KIDS: By a whisker

Hardly a fad: Some facial hair serves important functions, scientists find

Web edition : Tuesday, September 4th, 2012

Have you ever looked across the breakfast table at the stubble on your dad's unshaven face and thought, "Whiskers are weird"?

Well, whiskers are unusual, but not uncommon. In fact,?from walruses to wombats,?almost all mammals have whiskers. For many animals, these special hairs serve important and newly recognized purposes.?

Visit the new?Science News for Kids?website?and read the full story:?By a whisker

Found in: Science News For Kids

Source: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/343717/title/FOR_KIDS_By_a_whisker

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